11 Takes on the Negroni
Classic Negroni

This classic cocktail was first created for Count Camillo Negroni in 1919 at Florence’s Café Casoni. Get the recipe for Classic Negroni

Large-Batch Negroni Sbagliato

Jeffrey Morgenthaler, bar manager of Clyde Common in Portland, is known for barrel-aging cocktails and other fancy bartender tricks. But when he throws a party, he makes this lightly bitter, pop-and-pour punch that’s as easy as 1-2-3. Get the recipe for Large-Batch Negroni Sbagliato »

White Negroni cocktail

Gin and sweet vermouth are bolstered with Suze instead of the usual Campari.

Count Mast Negroni cocktail

Get the recipe for the Count Mast Negroni Cocktail »

Tinegroni
Tinegroni

Matt Taylor-Gross

Negroni Sbagliato
Broken Negroni (Negroni Sbagliato)

Mixologist David Welch pours this bubbly riff on a negroni at Sunshine Tavern in Portland, Oregon.

Americano

The 19th-century Italian cocktail the Milano-Torino consisted of bitter Campari and Martini sweet vermouth. It is said that American travelers preferred their apéritifs with soda water, so the Milano-Torino with soda became known as the Americano.

Bermuda Hundred Cocktail

Beth Dixon, bartender at Pasture in Richmond, Virginia, describes this fun cocktail as the lovechild of a Mai Tai and a Negroni. Get the recipe for Bermuda Hundred »

Contessa

The Contessa, a modern creation of John Gertsen, a bartender at Boston’s Drink, replaces two of the Negroni’s three ingredients: Campari is swapped for the lighter and more orangey Aperol and dry vermouth substitutes for sweet. It’s more like the Negroni’s third cousin than a direct descendant.

Boulevardier Cocktail
Boulevardier Cocktail

In this negroni variation, gin is swapped out for bourbon. Get the recipe for Boulevardier Cocktail »

Old Pal
Old Pal

In this negroni cousin, the gin is replaced with rye whiskey. Get the recipe for Old Pal »

The Negroni is a bartender's favorite plaything, with ingredients swapped for everything from mezcal to sherry. Try replacing the gin with sparkling wine for a "bungled Negroni", or with bourbon for a Boulevardier. Or call on Aperol instead of Campari and sub in dry vermouth for a Contessa. Here's how to make a classic Negroni, plus a few more of our favorite riffs on the beloved drink.
MATT TAYLOR-GROSS
Drinks

11 Takes on the Negroni

By SAVEUR Editors


Published on March 16, 2020

Classic Negroni

This classic cocktail was first created for Count Camillo Negroni in 1919 at Florence’s Café Casoni. Get the recipe for Classic Negroni

Large-Batch Negroni Sbagliato

Jeffrey Morgenthaler, bar manager of Clyde Common in Portland, is known for barrel-aging cocktails and other fancy bartender tricks. But when he throws a party, he makes this lightly bitter, pop-and-pour punch that’s as easy as 1-2-3. Get the recipe for Large-Batch Negroni Sbagliato »

White Negroni cocktail

Gin and sweet vermouth are bolstered with Suze instead of the usual Campari.

Count Mast Negroni cocktail

Get the recipe for the Count Mast Negroni Cocktail »

Tinegroni
Tinegroni

Matt Taylor-Gross

Negroni Sbagliato
Broken Negroni (Negroni Sbagliato)

Mixologist David Welch pours this bubbly riff on a negroni at Sunshine Tavern in Portland, Oregon.

Americano

The 19th-century Italian cocktail the Milano-Torino consisted of bitter Campari and Martini sweet vermouth. It is said that American travelers preferred their apéritifs with soda water, so the Milano-Torino with soda became known as the Americano.

Bermuda Hundred Cocktail

Beth Dixon, bartender at Pasture in Richmond, Virginia, describes this fun cocktail as the lovechild of a Mai Tai and a Negroni. Get the recipe for Bermuda Hundred »

Contessa

The Contessa, a modern creation of John Gertsen, a bartender at Boston’s Drink, replaces two of the Negroni’s three ingredients: Campari is swapped for the lighter and more orangey Aperol and dry vermouth substitutes for sweet. It’s more like the Negroni’s third cousin than a direct descendant.

Boulevardier Cocktail
Boulevardier Cocktail

In this negroni variation, gin is swapped out for bourbon. Get the recipe for Boulevardier Cocktail »

Old Pal
Old Pal

In this negroni cousin, the gin is replaced with rye whiskey. Get the recipe for Old Pal »

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