Negroni Spritz

Refreshing and elegant, the Negroni Spritz is the perfect for sip! A splash of Chardonnay gives it just the right amount of bitter and sweet.

What's in a Negroni?

The perfect Classic Negroni is made of equal parts Gin, Vermouth, and Campari.

Invented in Florence, Italy in 1919, the Negroni cocktail is said to have been created by Fosco Scarselli in his bar, Café Casoni, after the Count Camilo Negroni asked him to strengthen his favorite cocktail (the Americano) by replacing soda water with a splash of gin. Scarselli garnished this drink with an orange slice, rather than the usual lemon twist.

For our Negroni Spritz recipe, we put a pretty twist on the classic by adding Chardonnay. Like our Champagne Cocktail, his cocktail recipe looks elegant and tastes even better. It "lightens up" the the traditional cocktail, making it refreshing and easy to sip... all year round.

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• What's in a Negroni?
• Ingredients
• Tools you need
• Instructions
• Top Tip
• How to dry orange slices
• Negroni Variations
• More pretty cocktail recipes
• Negroni Spritz recipe
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Ingredients

• Chardonnay: we used Harney Lane Home Ranch Chardonnay for its silky, creamy flavor
• Campari Liqueur: and aperitif known for its vibrant red color and bitter taste
• Gin: we like Hendricks Gin for this recipe
• Sweet Vermouth
• Orange: (for garnish) we used an orange peel twist and a dried orange slice.

Tools you need

• COCKTAIL SHAKER
• COCKTAIL STRAINER
• COUPE GLASSES, WINE GLASSES, OR MARTINI GLASSES

Instructions

1. In a cocktail shaker, add large ice cubes
2. Pour 2 oz Chardonnay into coupe glass.
3. Add Gin, Campari and Vermouth to the cocktail shaker and stir for 1 minute
4. Strain evenly into the glass with the wine.
5. Garnish with a dried orange slice and orange twist.

Top Tip

Use large ice cubes. Do not use crushed ice, it will dilute the drink.

How to dry orange slices

1. slice orange into ⅛" thin slices
2. lay orange slices on a parchment lined sheet pan (do not overlap).
3. bake in 175° oven at for 2 to 2 ½ hours (until oranges are dehydrated).

Negroni Variations

CAMPARI SPRITZ: 2 oz Campari, 3 oz Prosecco or Champagne, 1 oz soda water

CAMPARI AND SODA: 1 oz Compari, 3 oz soda water

APEROL SPRITZ: 2 oz Aperol, 3 oz Prosecco or Champagne, 1 oz soda water

CLASSIC NEGRONI: 1 oz Campari, 1 oz Gin, 1 oz Vermouth

This post is sponsored by our friends at Harney Lane Winery. All opinions are our own.

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