Mezcal Negroni
Mezcal, Campari & Cocchi
At a glance
Smoke and agave meet Campari, with Cocchi filling the middle.
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
Rounder than the Punt e Mes version, which comes back drier and firmer.
Worth knowing
Cocchi rounds the middle, but a very smoky mezcal can still lead.