Negroni
Bitter first, then sweet: Campari's rind-and-root edge held up by the vermouth's dark, herbal sugar. The gin has to push through both, so juniper and a firm backbone read clearly where softer florals get buried. Stirred over ice, it drinks cold and slow, the orange peel lifting the bitterness.
- 30 ml
- gin
- 30 ml
- campari
- 30 ml
- sweet vermouth
- orange
Equal parts, stirred over ice, orange peel.
From the collection — 6 bottles
Flavorwood
Smoky Gin
The smoky wood note stands up to Campari's bitterness where a softer floral gin would vanish under it.
Junimperium
Winter Edition Lingonberry Infused
The tart lingonberry and bitter orange meet Campari's bitterness head-on, while cassia bark and vanilla give the vermouth something sweet to hold.
Rocha Negra
Black Rock
A gin called Black Rock is claiming a dry, stony backbone, and that is exactly what holds its own against Campari and sweet vermouth.
Seppila
Alpen High Blue Jean
The dry, resinous alpine juniper the Alpen High name promises has the backbone to push through Campari's bitterness instead of vanishing under it.
Turicum
Wood Barreled Dry Gin
The wood-aged weight of this Zurich dry gin stands up to Campari and vermouth where an unaged gin thins out, and the oak vanilla softens the bitter edge.
Z44
Distilled Dry Gin Special Edition
The gentian root bitterness in this South Tyrolean gin runs straight into the vermouth and bitter liqueur, and 45.5% keeps it upright through the ice.