Negroni（ネグローニ）
Equal parts gin, Campari and sweet vermouth — a bittersweet aperitivo classic.
01Recipe
Recommended recipe
House spec — an editorial spec drawing on the sourced versions below.
| Ingredient | Measure |
|---|---|
| Gin | 30 ml |
| Campari | 30 ml |
| Sweet vermouth | 30 ml |
Total volume (pre-dilution)
1 : 1 : 1
- 01
Add all ingredients to a mixing glass filled with ice.
- 02
Stir until well chilled, about 20 seconds.
- 03
Strain over fresh ice in a rocks glass. Garnish with orange.
Garnish — Orange slice · or expressed orange peel
02Taste profile
- Sweetness
- 55Moderate
- Sourness*
- 0Faint
- Bitterness
- 85Intense
- Fruitiness
- 35Light
- Herbal*
- 46Moderate
- Alcohol
- 68Strong
- Crisp
- 58Moderate
Independent editorial scores, 0–100. *Estimated from the ingredient list — a profile sketch, not a verdict.
03History
A widely repeated account places the Negroni's creation in Florence around 1919: Count Camillo Negroni is said to have asked bartender Fosco Scarselli to replace the soda in his Americano with gin. The precise early history remains debated.
The drink stayed Italian for decades, then spread with the craft cocktail revival of the 2000s. Bartenders embraced its tolerance for improvisation: barrel-age it, swap the spirit, split the vermouth — the structure survives every revision.
Since 2013, Negroni Week has turned the drink into an annual global fundraiser, cementing its position as the aperitivo canonical text.
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Origin contested — the entry keeps verified record and received legend distinct.
Sources — IBA Official Cocktails · Difford's Guide · Gary Regan, The Negroni (2013)
04Recipe versions
Each version is shown exactly as recorded in its source — unverified claims are flagged.
- IBA Official Cocktails
International Bartenders Association · iba-web-current · Official
- Gin30 ml
- Campari30 ml
- Sweet Vermouth30 ml
Pour all ingredients directly into chilled old fashioned glass filled with ice. Stir gently. — Garnish with half orange slice.
- Difford's Guide
Simon Difford · Web · unverified
- Gin30 ml
- Campari30 ml
- Sweet Vermouth30 ml
Pour all ingredients into an ice-filled old-fashioned glass and stir. Garnish with orange zest.
Current web edition — equal parts, built and stirred in the glass.
Recorded under another name
- Boothby's World Drinks
Camparinete
Recorded in — Boothby's World Drinks
William T. Boothby · 1934 ed., p.39 · Book · unverified
- Gin0.5 jigger
- Italian Vermouth0.25 jigger
- Campari0.25 jigger
Shake well with ice, strain into chilled cocktail glass, twist lemon peel over and serve.
Recorded under the name Camparinete — the earliest printed recipe for this combination (1934 ed., p.39). The original spec is gin-heavy (2:1:1) and shaken, served up — not the modern equal-parts Negroni on ice.
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05Variations
- Ingredient swapBoulevardierBourbon in place of gin — warmer, rounder→
- Ingredient swapNegroni SbagliatoProsecco instead of gin; 'mistaken', and lighter→
- Ingredient swapWhite NegroniSuze and Lillet Blanc replace Campari and rosso→
- OriginAmericanoThe parent: Campari, vermouth, soda — no gin→
- Ingredient swapKingston NegroniJamaican rum instead of gin→
- VariationOld PalRye + dry vermouth — the leaner sibling→
- VariationEnzoniShaken with grapes and lemon — the sour branch→
- Ingredient swapMezcal NegroniMezcal instead of gin — smoke through the bitterness→
- VariationQuillFour equal parts with fernet and an absinthe rinse→
- VariationLeft HandBourbon with chocolate bitters — the darker branch→
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