Negronis
12 recipes
This Field Manual holds 12 recipes in the negroni family. The build is equal parts: a spirit, a bitter liqueur and a sweet vermouth, stirred over ice with an orange peel. Every drink on this page is that ratio with one part swapped.
Swap the gin for whiskey and it is a boulevardier, for prosecco and it is a sbagliato. The Campari is the part people argue about: swap it for a gentler bitter and the drink stops fighting back, which is usually what someone means when they say they do not like negronis. Go the other way, towards a more bitter amaro, and the vermouth has to come up with it or the drink turns austere.
Base Spirit
Boulevardier
A Boulevardier is 45ml bourbon, 30ml Campari and 30ml sweet vermouth, stirred over ice for 20 to 30 seconds and strained over fresh ice in a rocks glass, with orange peel. It is
Cardinale
A Cardinale is 40ml of gin, 20ml of dry vermouth and 10ml of Campari, stirred over ice for 20 to 30 seconds and strained into a chilled coupe, with a lemon twist squeezed over the
Comte de Sureau
A Comte de Sureau is 45ml of London Dry gin, 25ml of elderflower liqueur and 7.5ml of Campari, stirred over ice for 20 to 30 seconds and strained over one large cube in a rocks
Left Hand
A Left Hand is 45ml of bourbon, 22.5ml of Campari, 22.5ml of sweet vermouth and three dashes of chocolate bitters, stirred over ice for 20 to 30 seconds and strained into a
Mezcal Negroni
A Mezcal Negroni is 30ml each of mezcal, Campari and sweet vermouth, stirred with ice for 20 to 30 seconds and strained over fresh ice in a rocks glass, with an orange peel
Milano-Torino
A Milano-Torino is 45ml of Campari and 45ml of sweet vermouth, built over large ice cubes in a rocks glass, stirred for 20 to 30 seconds and finished with an orange slice in the
Negroni
A Negroni is 30ml each of gin, Campari and sweet vermouth, stirred with ice for 20 to 30 seconds and strained over fresh ice in a rocks glass, with an orange peel expressed over
Negroni Sbagliato
A Negroni Sbagliato is 30ml of Campari and 30ml of sweet vermouth stirred briefly over ice in a rocks glass, topped with 30ml of cold brut prosecco poured down the side, with an
Old Pal
An Old Pal is 45ml rye whiskey, 22.5ml Campari and 22.5ml dry vermouth, stirred over ice for 20 to 30 seconds and strained into a chilled Nick and Nora glass, and finished with a
Right Hand
A Right Hand is 45ml of aged rum, 22.5ml of Campari, 22.5ml of sweet vermouth and three dashes of chocolate bitters, stirred over ice for 20 to 30 seconds and strained into a
Rosita
A Rosita is 45ml of reposado tequila, 22.5ml of Campari, 15ml each of sweet and dry vermouth and a dash of Angostura, stirred for 20 to 30 seconds and strained over one large cube
White Negroni
A White Negroni is 45ml of London Dry gin, 30ml of Lillet Blanc and 20ml of Suze, stirred over one large cube in a rocks glass for 20 to 30 seconds, with a lemon twist expressed