Classic Negroni
Beefeater, Campari & Cocchi
At a glance
Beefeater's juniper up top, Cocchi keeping it round underneath.
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
Set it against Tanqueray and Punt e Mes for a firmer finish, or Plymouth and Antica for a richer one.