How to make ...
Smoked Negroni
This twist on the classic Negroni, retains the characteristic herbaceous, bitterness of the original but adds a rich smoky element by replacing the gin with mezcal.
Ingredients
25ml Mezcal
25ml Campari
25ml Sweet Vermouth
Orange Slice or Twist for garnish
Times:
Prep: 2 Minutes
Make: 30 Seconds
Total: 2 Minutes and 30 Seconds
Calories:
119 calories
Allergens:
Contains sulphites.
Servings:
Serves 1
Method
Find yourself a rocks glass and, using your jigger to measure, add the mezcal, Campari and vermouth to the glass.
Fill the glass ⅔ with cubed ice.
Holding your bar spoon between your thumb and your forefinger, gently stir the cocktail, being careful not to chip the ice.
Stir briefly to combine the ingredients and incorporate the ice, and top up your glass up with a little more ice if needed.
Garnish with an orange slice or orange twist.
Serve and enjoy!
Equipment
Jigger/Measure
Bar Spoon
Cubed Ice
History
This cocktail, sometimes known as a Negringo, is a common and increasingly popular spin on the Negroni. The robust, smoky flavour of the mezcal with its subtle herbaceous and savoury notes, pairs fantastically with the already bitter and herbal components of this celebrated cocktail, elevating it without overshadowing its iconic character.
Despite its relative popularity in the cocktail world, tracing the origin of this Negroni-twist proves surprisingly difficult. It seems that with mezcal’s renaissance over the last 2 decades, bartenders from all over the world have been struck with the idea of adding this savoury spirit to the notorious amaro cocktail.
Despite its relative popularity in the cocktail world, tracing the origin of this Negroni-spin proves fairly difficult, it seems that with mezcal’s renaissance over the last 2 decades, bartenders from all over the world have been struck with the idea of adding this savoury spirit to the notorious amaro cocktail.
