Negroni how to make the classic Italian cocktail

Negroni how to make the classic Italian cocktail. To prepare the Negroni cocktail We don’t need many ingredients and surely, if not all of them, most of us already have them at home. There are a number of premises to take into account when preparing this drink that will make you look like a true mixologist.

the negroni It is prepared in the same glass in which it is going to be served in whichIn the first place, the ice is added, which must be of good quality and well frozen, so that it does not remain watery. If the rest of the drinks are cold, much better and of course, and as in any other cocktail, the correct proportions of its ingredients are the key step to achieve a great result. In this case, the amount to add of each of the drinks that make up the cocktail is the same.

Like many other cocktails, we have different variations on this classic; if we replace the gin with vodka we will have a Negroski or a Negroni Sbagliato if we replace it with a cava. We can also make a Cardinale, substituting the red vermouth for a dry one.

Enjoy this delicious cocktail, always in moderation, in its most classic version that we prepare below.

Negroni ready to serveMonica Prego

recipe information

    • Preparation time: 10 minutes
    • total time: 10 minutes
    • rations: 1
    • Category: drinks
    • type of cuisine: Italian
    • Calories per serving (kcal):173

Negroni ingredients for 1 person

    • 5 good quality ice cubes
    • 30ml dry gin
    • 30ml Campari
    • 30 ml of red sweet vermouth
    • 2 orange slices
    • Orange peel to decorate
Ingredients to make negroniMonica Prego

How to make a Negroni

We start by pouring 5 ice cubes into a wide glass. We could add more or less cubes depending on the size of the glass and the size of the ice cubes. In any case, we will have to fill the glass with these.

Glass with ice to make negroniMonica Prego

Next, we add 30 ml of gin, 30 ml of Campari and 30 ml of red vermouth.

Adding the drinks to the glass with ice to make the negroniMonica Prego

Mix everything carefully with a mixing spoon.

Mixing the negroni in the already prepared glassMonica Prego

Add 1 slice of orange.

Add the orange slice to the already prepared negroniMonica Prego

Decorate the glass with another slice and serve immediately and very cold. We can decorate it with the orange peel instead of the slice, this is a little at your choice and what you like best.

Decorating the glass of negroniMonica Prego

Easy preparation summary

    1. Fill a tall glass with ice
    1. Add 1 part gin, 1 part Campari and 1 part vermouth
    1. We mix everything carefully
    1. Add 1 slice of orange
    1. Decorate the glass with orange and serve