Cocktail No 88 Negroni

There is nothing quite like a perfectly mixed Negroni. Whoever created it was a genius. The combination of herbs and spices from the gin, herbs and sweetness from the vermouth and the herbs and bitterness from the Campari create a unique taste that is simpy wonderful. Mind you my taste leans more to bitter / sour than sweet, so it isn't going to be to everyones taste. Lovely colour down to the Rosso.

If you are new to cocktails, I recommend to follow the measures for this one. It is easy to over do the Campari.

I usually serve my Negronis short, i.e. without the soda water, but today as the sun is shining I added an equal volume of soda water to spirit and it is a perfect refreshing drink - try both ways and decide

Recipe

3 ice cubes
50 ml Birkdale gin
15 ml Campari
15 ml Rosso Vermouth
Soda Water
1 orange slice

Add Gin, Campari and vermouth to a tall tumbler. Top up with soda water. Add Ice and stir. Garnish with orange slice.