In 1947 Orson Welles reported on the drink in correspondence with the Coshocton Tribune while working on his film Cagliostro. He said "The bitters are excellent for your liver, the gin is bad for you. They balance each other." I love his logic.
This is one of those drinks that I have found people either
love or hate. I made one for a gin
loving friend of mine who had never met a drink he did not like and he could not
even finish it. I will admit that
Campari can be an acquired taste, but the combination of flavors in the negroni
dulls some of the bitterness.
The most popular account of this drinks creation takes place
in Florence, Italy in 1919 at Caffè Casoni, (now called Caffè Cavalli). Count Camillo Negroni, needing something a
little stronger than his usual Americano, asked bartender Fosco Scarselli to
replace the soda with gin. I love his
logic too.
There really is not much to making this drink; it is equal
parts of three ingredients. I like
Plymouth gin in this; I also like to make them small so I can have a few. One ounce each of gin, Campari, and sweet
vermouth in an ice filled old fashioned glass with a twist of orange is all
there is to this Italian classic. Do not
forget to toast the good count and his boozy ways as you suck these little guys
down.
Negroni
1 oz gin
1 oz gin
1 oz campari
1 oz sweet vermouth
Combine all ingredients in an ice filled old fashioned glass
and garnish with a twist of orange.
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