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Designed as an aperitif, a good Negroni is the very definition of balance and simplicity, and its continued popularity comes as no surprise to us here at Gin Foundry.

This ruby red Italian charmer is popping up everywhere, having entered the mainstream in mid-2015. While the Negroni may look sweet, it’s anything but – it’s strong, bitter alcohol tastes are revered; there’s no syrup masking anything here. Drink it before a good meal, and by good we mean big, because a gin, vermouth and Campari combination would have sunk Henry VIII.

How to make a Negroni:

20ml Sweet Vermouth

Pour gin, vermouth and Campari into a mixing glass. Add ice and stir until chilled. Strain into a rocks glass and garnish with an orange peel

A brief, inebriated history:

The most widely reported version of this drink’s origin is that it was invented at Caffe Casoni in Florence, Italy in 1919. Legend tells that Count Camillo Negroni asked his friend, bartender Forsco Scarselli, to strengthen his favourite cocktail – the Americano – by replacing the soda water with gin. Scarselli added an orange garnish, rather than the lemon you’d usually get with an Americano, and the drink took off. Before long, everyone was coming into the bar for a ‘Negroni.’

Camillo Negroni himself was an interesting figure. He travelled around America while in his twenties and lived the life of a cowboy for a period. He also lived in London, which, we like to think with its prevalent gin scene, led to him (perhaps inadvertently) creating one of the most iconic cocktails of all time.

The Negroni family was quick to take advantage of the cocktail’s success too, founding the Negroni Distillery in 1919, in Treviso, Italy, where they produced a ready-made version of the drink, sold as Antico Negroni. The distillery is still open today, the under the ownership of a new family.

The Negroni: An Essential Campari Cocktail for Dinner

• 3 mins
• Prep: 3 mins,
• Cook: 0 mins
• Yield: 1 serving

When it comes to a classic drink to enjoy before a meal, few will satisfy your palate quite like the famous Negroni. It is a simple and sophisticated aperitif featuring gin and Campari and you will find it to be the perfect addition to your next dinner party.

Campari can be an acquired taste that some people will love while others will not. The nice thing about this cocktail is that the sweet vermouth offsets some of the bitterness of the Italian spirit. This also makes the Negroni a nice drink to use when training your taste buds to enjoy bitter aperitifs.

The Negroni is very easy to mix up and there are no special tricks to making it taste great. While it's typically stirred, it can also be shaken, strained, and served in a cocktail glass with a lemon twist. This can make it just a little more refreshing and, either shaken or stirred, it's a great way to start off any meal.

What You'll Need

• 1 1/2 ounces sweet vermouth
• 1 1/2 ounces Campari
• 1 1/2 ounces gin
• Orange slice or twist for garnish

How to Make It

1. Pour the ingredients into an old-fashioned glass filled with ice cubes.
2. Stir well.
3. Garnish with an orange.

Tips for Making a Great Negroni

The gin is going to make or break your Negroni. Be sure to choose a high-end gin such as those that you would mix into any of your favorite Martinis. This is not the drink for those times when you need to save a little money. Besides, you've already spent over $20 on the Campari, so forking out a little more for your gin will not be a waste.

Adjust the Campari if needed. This is particularly important if you are new to bitter aperitifs because it is not a taste that many people—especially Americans—are used to. We have learned to enjoy sweet drinks and the occasional dry cocktail, but bitters are in an entirely different realm.

When it's suggested that you need to "train your palate," we really do mean it. If you pour a full-strength Negroni and find that it's too much for you, try cutting the Campari in half the next time you mix one up. After awhile, your taste buds will become used to the unique taste and you can work back up to the original recipe.

Is it worth it? Absolutely! The flavor experience is something that you will enjoy for years to come. Soon, you may even become a believer in the greatness of this cocktail and Campari itself. From here, you can begin to enjoy other bitters like Aperol, Averna, and Cynar (though you might try those at the same time).

The History of the Negroni

It is widely believed that the Negroni was created and named for Count Camillo Negroni in the 1920s. The story goes that the drink was invented when he ordered an Americano with gin at Cafe Casoni in Florence, Italy.

Is it true? There's really no definitive answer and, as often happens in the cocktail world, the story has been muddled over the years. Even the question of Count Negroni's existence has been brought into question. This has led to some great debates and a lot of research, as evidenced in Drinking Cup's detailed look at the origin of the Negroni.

How Strong is the Negroni?

The Negroni is made entirely of liquor and, as with all drinks of this sort, it is a weak drink. It's also not the strongest, though it does give the classic Dry Martini a run for its money.

On average, you can expect your Negroni to have an alcohol content somewhere around 24 percent ABV (48 proof). Take it easy and enjoy one with dinner, then switch to something a bit lighter.

The Ultimate Negroni Recipe

As Italian (and refreshing) as it gets.

Margaritas and mojitos may dominate the summer cocktail landscape, but when you're looking for something a bit more continental, the Negroni is your move. Made with Campari—a bitter-sweet red liqueur that's been around since the 1860s—the Negroni is an Italian cocktail that's best enjoyed while lounging on a scenic, sun-dappled veranda in a linen suit. If you can squeeze a ride on a Vespa and La Dolce Vita in there, then all the better.

There are also two more drinks you can make with Campari that are both simple and refreshing. The Campari Soda is self-explanatory: Pour 3 ounces Campari into an ice-filled Collins glass and top off with soda; garnish with slice of lemon or orange. In Italy, you can buy these premixed in little bottles. An Americano is the same, except you replace half the Campari with sweet vermouth.

1. Add the ingredients together in a cocktail shaker.
2. Shake well with cracked ice.
3. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass.
4. Garnish with a twist of orange peel.

There are also two more drinks you can make with Campari that are both simple and refreshing. The Campari Soda is self-explanatory: Pour 3 ounces Campari into an ice-filled Collins glass and top off with soda; garnish with slice of lemon or orange. In Italy, you can buy these premixed in little bottles. An Americano is the same, except you replace half the Campari with sweet vermouth.

Negroni

Ingredients (4)

• 1 ounce London Dry gin
• 1 ounce Carpano Antica sweet vermouth
• 1 ounce Campari
• Orange twist, for garnishing

Award-winning cocktail chemist Matt Seigel, formerly of Eleven Madison Park and NoMad, shows us how to make a perfect Negroni. With only three ingredients, balance is key —and so is a nice, cold glass. Be sure to pop your Old Fashioned glasses in the freezer ahead of time, and the rest is easy.

Cocktails

A cocktail you'll love at first sip thanks to its special texture and striking mixture of flavors. There are many legends and stories about how this cocktails got its name, for sure the Americano is one of James Bond's favourite cocktails (he ordered one in 007 Casino Royale). The Americano is part of the official cocktail list of the IBA (international bartending association) and IBA cocktails are prepared all over the world according to this original recipe.

• recipe

- 1 part (1oz, 3cl) Campari

- 1 part (1oz, 3cl) Red Vermouth

1) Pour the ingredients directly in a old-fashioned glass

2) Fill with ice cubes

3) Add a splash of soda water

4) Garnish with orange slice or lemon peel.

It is commonly used to serve neat aperitif or any drink “on the rocks”.

Simple and balanced, it's considered to be one of the most famous Italian cocktails in the world. Invented in 1919 by Count Negoni - who asked to add a touch of gin rather than soda to his americano, in honour of hist last trip to London - the cocktail was finally named after the count who adored it. The Negroni is part of the official cocktail list of the IBA (international bartending association) and IBA cocktails are prepared all over the world according to this original recipe.

• recipe

- 1 part (1oz, 3cl) Campari

- 1 part (1oz, 3cl) Gin

- 1 part (1oz, 3cl) Red Vermouth

- 1 slice of orange

1) Pour all ingredients directly into a rock glass filled with ice

2) Garnish with a slice of orange.

It is commonly used to serve neat aperitif or any drink “on the rocks”.

Invented during the prohibition years and served in American style, The Boulevardier mixes European ingredients and has a rich, intriguing and intense taste.

• recipe

- 2 parts (1oz, 3cl) Campari

- 2 parts (1oz, 3cl) Red Vermouth

- 3 parts (1oz, 3cl) Bourbon Whiskey

1) Pour all ingredients into mixing glass with ice cubes.

2) Stir well and strain into chilled cocktail glass

3) Garnish with lemon twist.

Size: from 16cl to 24cl

The cocktail glass is commonly used to prepare “straight up” alcoholic cocktails without ice in the glass, usually shaken.

The eye catching colour and the sweet taste makes this cocktail unique. The Campari orange was originally named Garibaldi - the soldier who fought for the Italian unification movement - as it combines two ingredients that come from north and south of Italy: Campari is from Milan and oranges from the south.

• recipe

- 1 part (1⁄4 oz, 4cl) Campari

- 3 parts (top) Orange juice

1) Pour the ingredients into a tall glass filled with ice.

2) Garnish with a slice of orange.

As the name suggests, it is commonly used to serve cocktails made with fruit juices.

In 1972, Mirko Stocchetto at the Bar Basso in Milan added sparkling wine instead of the gin by mistake to a Negroni. He then realized that this variation had some sense and this humble mistake led to the creation of a classic cocktail that is still enjoyed all around the world today, and to its name: in fact, in Italian "sbagliato" means mistaken. Ideal for those who want to enjoy a few "bubbles" without having to forget the classic sharp Negroni taste they know and love.

• recipe

- 1 part (1 oz, 3cl) Campari

- 1 part (1 oz, 3cl) Red Vermouth

- 1 part (top) Sparkling Wine

1) Build in a double rocks glass with ice.

2) Garnish with a slice of orange.

It is commonly used to serve neat aperitif or any drink “on the rocks”.

Simplicity is often the key to the best results. And this drink proves the point. All it takes is a touch of tonic water to make an irresistible, thirst-quenching cocktail.

• recipe

- 1 part (1,1⁄4 oz, 3,75cl) Campari

- 3 parts (top) Tonic Water

1) Build the drink in a balloon glass with ice.

2) Garnish with a slice of orange.

A stemmed cocktail glass with a balloon shape bowl, ideal for serving gin or cocktails.

It holds about 415 ml and is 18 cm high.

This was the most popular drink in the bar Camparino, opened by Davide Campari himself back in 1915. Simple and easy, and perfect for the aperitif when you are in town.

• recipe

- 1 part (2 oz, 6cl) Campari

- 3 parts (top) Soda water

1) Prepare directly inside the glass.

2) Pour the chilled Campari and top up with soda.

3) Garnish with an orange slice if desired.

A stemmed glass, wherein the top of the glass pushes out a bit to form a lip in order to capture the head and the body is bulbous.

Campari and the shaker were invented at almost the same time and soon became a twosome. Perhaps this is why together they create something special. Quick, uncomplicated and with a simple elegance it is one of the best ways of enjoying Campari’s complexity.

• recipe

- 1 part (2 oz, 6cl) Campari

1) Shake well with ice and pour into a chilled cocktail glass.

Size: from 16cl to 24cl

The cocktail glass is commonly used to prepare “straight up” alcoholic cocktails without ice in the glass, usually shaken.

The simplest, most classic way of discovering and enjoying Campari's complexity. The ice will enhance its unmistakeable hint of bitter, entering dry and strong on the palate. The best time to enjoy it? Aperitif time, of course.

• recipe

- 1 part (2 oz, 6cl) Campari

1) Prepare this cocktail directly inside an ice-filled glass.

3) Garnish with a slice of orange.

It is commonly used to serve neat aperitif or any drink “on the rocks”.

Italy, around 1870. Campari bitter (made in Milan) came together with Cinzano vermouth (made in Turin). An encounter that changed everything. It is hardly surprising that the name Mi-To sounds exactly like the Italian word for ‘Myth’

• recipe

1 part (3 cl - 1oz) Campari

1 part (3 cl - 1oz) Red Vermouth

1) Build in a rocks glass full of ice. 2) Garnish with a peel of orange.

A stemmed glass, wherein the top of the glass pushes out a bit to form a lip in order to capture the head and the body is bulbous.

This is the Stars and Stripes version of the Negroni. It uses the characteristic American spirit – rye whiskey – instead of gin and became famous in the 50s. It is both strong and fascinating, like its most famous

admirers, the male stars of Hollywood of the time.

• recipe

- 1 part (3 cl - 1oz) Campari

- 1 part (3 cl - 1oz) Rye Whiskey

- 1 part (3 cl - 1oz) Dry Vermouth

1) Pour all ingredients into a mixing glass filled with ice cubes.

2) Stir well and strain into a chilled cocktail glass.

3) Garnish with orange peel and red cherry cocktail.

Size: from 16cl to 24cl

The cocktail glass is commonly used to prepare “straight up” alcoholic cocktails without ice in the glass, usually shaken.

Campari Milano is a new reinterpretation of Campari Spritz with a touch of mint and elder flower syrup, that offers an unexpected fresh taste experience. Ideal for the hot summer nights.

• recipe

- 1 part (11⁄2 oz, 4,5 cl) Campari

- 1 part (1oz, 3 cl) Elderflower syrup

- 3 parts (3oz, 9 cl) Prosecco

1) Prepare directly inside an ice filled glass

2) Pour the prosecco first then the elderflower and finally the Campari.

3) Garnish with fresh mint leaves and stir gently.

Size: from 30cl to 60cl

This glass has recently become popular for Prosecco based cocktails.

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Find out which campari cocktail perfectly suits you.

Negroni

Italy's strong and bitter swashbuckler.

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Like all good stories should, the one about the Negroni’s origin involves rakish Italian nobility. Most accounts credit the recipe to one Count Negroni, a swashbuckling proto-boho who reportedly spent time as a rodeo cowboy in the United States. Compounding his wild ways, legend has it that back at a bar in Italy in 1919, he asked for a something like an Americano, but boozier. Swap gin for soda water, and presto, the Negroni. Navigating a through line between bitter and sweet, this powerful drink—a study in balance—has evolved into one of the cornerstones of the classic cocktail revival.

Negroni

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Ingredients

Garnish: orange or lemon peel

Directions

1. Add all ingredients to a mixing glass.
2. Add ice and stir until chilled.
3. If on the rocks, strain over ice into a rocks glass. If up, strain into a chilled coupe or cocktail glass.
4. Garnish with an orange or lemon peel.

Editor's Note

We prefer Negronis with London-style dry gin for its typically citrus-forward flavor. We also like mixing up our sweet vermouth option with things like Cocchi Vermouth di Torino (if you can find it), but classically we prefer Carpano Antica. Both lend the drink a dark, savory complexity that plays well with the bitter tang of Campari.

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No no no no no no no! The best Negroni is made with three parts gin (preferably Bombay blue sapphire) 2 parts Campari to one part sweet vermouth. Period. That’s the way I learned how to make it. I don’t know who came up with the one to one to one ratio but it sucks!

You don’t know? Well… you suck!

Recipe: The Classic Negroni Cocktail

The classic Negroni cocktail might be my favorite drink. I know this is a bold statement, but the combination of four simple ingredients is seriously the perfect sip. A friend once said, "That's a guy's drink right?" Au contraire, mon frere. This cocktail is sexy and smooth and perfectly suited for either gender in need of a delicious happy hour.

The mere existence of the book proves you need to get to know the Negroni, that is if you don't already have a special place in your heart for it. Grab a glass, ice- filled of course, and get to stirring your way to a stellar happy hour tonight.

Just curious. Do you think a drink can be a "guy's drink" or a "girl's drink"? Please discuss!

Classic Negroni Recipe

1 ounce Campari

1 ounce sweet vermouth

Combine all of the ingredients in a short glass filled with ice and stir.

Run the flamed orange peel around the edge of the glass, lightly squeezing to express the oils. Drop the peel into the glass and enjoy.

Recipe Notes

• A plain orange peel works just as well here.

• Calories 163
• Carbs 0.8 g (0.3%)
• Sugars 0.2 g
• Protein 0 g (0%)
• Sodium 2.3 mg (0.1%)

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Negroni

With Mediterranean herbs, a hint of orange and gin botanicals, the Negroni recipe is full of flavour – and history. This classic Italian cocktail is loved by bartenders for its subtle bitterness and use of vermouth.

About this recipe

Ingredients

Gordon's® London Dry Gin

Gordon's® London Dry Gin

Distilling pure spirit with vibrant botanicals, Gordon set the standard for London dry gin with a clean, pure flavour palate, plus subtle juniper aroma.

How to make

Fill a short glass with ice cubes.

Using a jigger, measure 25ml Gordon's London Dry Gin, 25ml vermouth Rosso and 25ml campari into the glass.

Stir with a bar spoon until the ingredients are well combined.

Using a cocktail strainer, strain the mixture into a short glass filled with ice cubes.

With a sharp knife and a chopping board, cut a piece of orange peel and twist over the rim of the glass to garnish.

Avoid top-ups

It’s easier to keep track of your drinks if you know how many full glasses you’re drinking.

Negroni Cocktail

Recipe by FlemishMinx

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Ingredients Nutrition

• 1 fluid ounce gin
• 1 fluid ounce campari
• 1 ⁄₂ fluid ounce martini sweet vermouth (may substitute with Cinzano)

Directions

1. Mix and serve in a tall glass with two ice cubes.

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Serving Size: 1 (27 g)

Servings Per Recipe: 1

Amt. Per Serving % Daily Value Calories 71.7 Calories from Fat 0 0% Total Fat 0 g 0% Saturated Fat 0 g 0% Cholesterol 0 mg 0% Sodium 0.6 mg 0% Total Carbohydrate 0 g 0% Dietary Fiber 0 g 0% Sugars 0 g 0% Protein 0 g 0%

Negroni Cocktail Recipe

Penelope is retired but teaches English to business people in Rome part time. She is a published feature writer, playwright and poet.

An Easy Cocktail

Why it is called Negroni

In the early 1920's, on a trip to England, Count Camillo Negroni took a liking to gin, which wasn't a very Italian drink. Upon returning to his local bar in Florence, the Caffe Casoni a popular hang out for the aristocracy and American English tourists of the day, he asked his barman, one Fosco Scarselli to splash a little of it ("muscle it up a bit") into his usual morning cocktail - which until then had been 'Un Americano'.

He liked the drink. Bartender Fosco Scarselli liked the drink. Barman Scarselli perfected it - and called the new cocktail the 'Negroni'.

Today the Negroni is by far and wide one of Tuscany's most enjoyed famous bartender recipes.

Negroni Cocktail

Ingredients

• old fashioned glass full ice cubes
• 3 cl gin
• 3 cl campari
• 3 cl vermouth, sweet, red
• 1/2 orange, slice

Barman Fosco Scarselli

A famous Florentine barman during the flapper days, Fosco Scarselli served cocktails to the gentry and fun loving people of Florence at a famous bar called Casoni.

When the bar changed hands, and became Caffe Giocosa, Scarselli was no longer a part of it.

Instead Count Gherardesca invited him to be the barman at his Golf Club dell'Ugolino in Impruneta, Florence where Scarselli spent the best part of fourty years - and invented yet more famous cocktails such as the "19th hole" and the "Mercedes".

He was awarded a medal by his Italian barman profession (A. I. B. E. S) with the dedication "To Fosco Scarselli, the genius who invented the Negroni"

Instructions How to Make a Negroni

1. Put all the ice cubes in an old fashioned glass
2. Chill the glass with them
3. Tip out any water
4. Add gin
5. Add Campari Bitter
6. Add sweet Vermouth (red)
7. Stir with a cocktail spoon
8. Add slice of orange
9. Serve immediately before the ice melts

The Alcoholic Content

It's a potent cocktail with quite a high alcohol content.

Vermouth Rosso (or Cinzano) is 14.4В°

Campari Bitters is 25В°

Mixed with the oxygen in the ice, it's a fast track to a pleasant happy hour high!

Negroni Cocktail Hour at the Uffizi Palace

The Uffizi Cocktail Hour Boom with Negroni

During the summer months (May till October), you can buy a €12 ticket for a Thursday evening visit to the Terrace of the Ponente della Galleria wing of the Uffizi Gallery between 19.00-22.00, (or other venues).

The principal Terrace for the-cocktail-with-peanuts is called 'Loggia dei Lanzi', which hangs fifth and sixth century masterpieces by 'foreign' painters.

It's a good idea to telephone to reserve 055/294883. The initiative is a new and an ever- more popular one. The terraces or venues to hang-out at the museum to enjoy the art, the buzz and the Negronis is a changeable venue. There are already cocktail hours planned at 'Bargello', and at the 'Sala del Michelangelo e del Rinascimento Fiorentino'.

When Negroni is served

In Tuscany a Negroni is the fun and fashionable drink to order, automatically. Getting together after work or at the weekend by the sea, by a pool, at beach parties, in the city squares, looking tan and beautiful, has become synonymous with the Negroni cocktail.

I don't drink myself, but when I asked a friend why everyone drinks Negroni in Tuscany, he explains it's the "perfect thirst- quenching kick of a flavorful drink, besides Campari and Vermouth are Italian aperitif drinks!"

Its herby, juniper flavors (gin) mixed in equal parts with the the bitter taste of mysterious Campari, whilst sweetened in a densely cordial way with red vermouth makes it a culinary balancing-act of tastes. Served cold on clinking ice, makes it seductive to hold and refreshing.

Its strong alcohol content makes it a high fix and because people move on to dinner, or to the evening elsewhere, it's a one-off drink. It sort of sets you up! One's enough!

The new frontier for popular gatherings is romantically at the The Uffizi Gallery in Florence - on the terrace. Just a few meters from Botticelli's 'Venere' and the 'Ermafrodito' (The Hermaphrodite). People socialize and chatter and drink Negroni celebrating their heritage (cocktail and art, both), perhaps proposing something romantic over Perseus's head, or while looking at masterpieces by Rubens or Velasquez, or Goya. Florence is where the Negroni comes from. Florence is where it is truly celebrated.

(Florence is Firenze in Italy).

Partying with Negroni Cocktail at a Beach Club Italy

Negroni Sbagliato

Negroni Sbagliato (pronounced Zba ly ato) is a Negroni but its a less alcoholic variation of Negroni.

Bartender Mirko Stocchetto created it in the 1960's in a Milan bar called 'Bar Basso'. He substituted gin with spumante brut - and named it a Negroni Sbagliato. (Translated, the word 'sbagliato' means 'by mistake'). Bar Basso is the most popular evening social meeting ground for designers during the Milan Design Week. Everyone who's anyone hangs out here.

The drink was an immediate success and in Italy it's cool to ask for "Un Sbagliato, per favore!" (omitting the word Negroni).

A 'Sbagliato' is made in exactly the same way as a Negroni; same cold glass, same proportions, except that gin is replaced with spumante brut and perhaps a dash of angostura bitters, if you like a bitterish flavored drink.

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Penelope Hart 4 years ago from Rome, Italy

You're a pal tisontitan! Many thanks.

Mary Craig 4 years ago from New York

I'm one of those who doesn't drink either but your beautiful pictures, story and recipe made this hub worth reading. I know a few people who might like this though! Great job Goodlady.

Voted up, useful, and interesting.

Penelope Hart 5 years ago from Rome, Italy

Judi Bee. I think you could force to have one of these in the autumn. Thanks for popping in-

wilderness. "Cheers" to you and your wife and hope you really enjoy the cocktails on your new deck!

Just Ask Susan. I think if you once liked gin, you could like this quite well. Enjoy!

DzyMs Lizzy 3cl is 30 mls (or 3 parts/ 3 tablespoons). Hope your friends really enjoy this. It's a good drink! Thanks for commenting.

Mklow1. Have a ball! Thanks for comment.

moonlake. Then the green bottle is your for your tree" Absolutely. Appreciate your vote. Thanks.

moonlake 5 years ago from America

Great information. I don't drink but I wouldn't mind that green bottle at the top of your page for my bottle tree. Haha.

Fun article. I can't wait to make that for my guests!

Liz Elias 5 years ago from Oakley, CA

Interesting, but I must ask, what amount of ingredients does "cl" stand for? Here in the USA, we don't use metrics, and I don't recognize metric abbreviations other than the most common, such as "km."

I can think of several folks on my list who would enjoy this cocktail. Thanks for sharing. Voted up and starred.

Susan Zutautas 5 years ago from Ontario, Canada

Tanqueray and Tonic used to be my favorite drink of choice. Have not had gin in years but your recipe for negroni sounds good and will have to try this.

Dan Harmon 5 years ago from Boise, Idaho

I'm not big on cocktails, but my wife likes them and this one looks good. We'll have to give it a try.

Judith Hancock 5 years ago from UK

Ooh, looks delicious - wish I had found this during the summer, but I'm sure it will taste just as nice in the autumn!

Penelope Hart 5 years ago from Rome, Italy

Hi Sarah, Yes, it was a lovely day and we couldn't have done this without you! Nice to hear from you! Thanks for everything and comment.

It was such a lovely day, and delicious drink! Bit strong for me, but Ian loved it!! Gorgeous post.

Penelope Hart 5 years ago from Rome, Italy

It's supposed to be seriously good so hope you and friends enjoy.

Natasha 5 years ago from Hawaii

Gin is my very favorite, but I don't really know any recipes other than the standby gin and tonic. Oh, and I make cosmopolitans with gin. I swear it really is good. Thanks for adding to my repertoire for my favorite adult beverage!

Penelope Hart 5 years ago from Rome, Italy

Guess so Chrissie! Thanks.

chrissieklinger 5 years ago from Pennsylvania

Good to know that the locals order, I guess when I visit Italy I will need to try one of these to "fit in"

Penelope Hart 5 years ago from Rome, Italy

Hope your friends like this drink. It has quite an interesting taste and is most festive and seductive in the summer.

Linda Rogers 5 years ago from Minnesota

Although I don't care for gin, these recipe's sound amazing and refreshing. I shall pass it on to my friends. Great pictures too!

Penelope Hart 5 years ago from Rome, Italy

Gooooood! You HAVE to come, it's so fun on the beaches. Thanks!

Karen Lackey 5 years ago from Ohio

This makes me want to visit Tuscany more! Fun read!

Penelope Hart 5 years ago from Rome, Italy

That's nice. Hope your mum likes it; pretty alcoholic! Thanks for votes and sharing!

Karen Creftor 5 years ago from Kent, UK

I don't like gin myself, but I may just have to make this for my mum :P

Great hub! really fun and interesting. *voted up, awesome and shard*

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