Classic Negroni
Tanqueray, Aperol & Cocchi
At a glance
Aperol pulls the bitterness down while Tanqueray keeps it upright.
Ingredients
Make it
Ratio1:1:1
- Method
Stir with ice, then strain over fresh ice.
- Ice
One large fresh cube.
- Glass
Rocks glass.
- Garnish
Orange peel.
Temperature and dilution
Serve very cold and properly diluted.
What does properly diluted mean?
Stir until the glass is properly cold and the drink tastes joined rather than hot and separate. Timing varies with the ice.
Taste
- BitternessGentleBitter
- SweetnessDrySweet
- BodyLightFull
- Herbal characterCleanHerbal
- Strength feelSofterStronger
Compare
Softer and sweeter than a Campari Classic, with much less grip on the finish. Aperol is doing its own thing, not standing in.