Reply With QuoteDirty BROriginally Posted by Saint-Just
I enjoy 2 different cocktails. A malt whiskey one, ie whatever malt I have open with a dash of the same tipped in, and a spiced rum one, ie a decent glug of spiced rum with a little fat coke tipped in, chunk of lemon & some ice. Repeat as necessary.
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Dirty BR
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Very, very dirty!
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@ism123 Cocchi Vermouth Di Torino arrived today. Just on my 2nd negroni. Its transformed a fantastic drink to another level. Thanks for the heads up.
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That’s great to hear. There is a watch connection: the tip came from a barman at a JLC event I was lucky enough to be invited to. Sadly, his other tip - a negroni sbagliata - replacing gin for smoky tequila - didn’t work. Disgusting.
My negroni theory is this: the 1-1-1 ratio means you need drinks of equivalent quality. Campari is campari. The gin has to be good quality, so why use cheap Martini?
Glad it’s worked and thanks for the feedback:)
Ian
Surely loosing the gin changes it a different cocktail?
My wife quite likes a negroni with prosecco in place of the gin but then you may as well have pimms and lemonade? But what do I know?
Anyway, great suggestion with the Cocchi vermouth, definitely going to be replacing the martini with this.
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Sorry my bad - think the sbagliata uses prosecco in lieu of gin. But the smoky tequila was still disgusting and horrendously alcoholic.
I guess in answer to your question over time the negroni has been developed and morphed into other things. I like to stay true to the image in my head of Count Negroni in his 1920s Art Deco bar sipping the original version :)
The Cocchi vermouth is sometimes on offer on prime by the way.
I made this yesterday, for the first time - equal quantities of each - (Same makes)............
Mmmmmm........ I had to add a 1/3 can of sprite to manage it.
Do you need a whole heap of crushed ice in it? It seemed to be a bit ‘thick and sticky’ for me.
Any other suggestions?
Managed to get a bottle of passion fruit purée so knocking up Pornstar Martini’s for ‘er last night, not bad either.
Anyone got a really good go to mojito ??
Cheers
Pitch
Solid ice not crushed. Stir it in the mixer, don't shake. Pour and add a slice of orange zest. Definitely no Sprite.
It is quite a 'thick' drink. (I like it that way and don't like it watered down by ice (hence the solid not crushed)).
Remove the gin, replace it with sparkling water to taste.
It's not a Negroni anymore, it's an Americano, but maybe more to your taste
'Against stupidity, the gods themselves struggle in vain' - Schiller.
Yep
Tall tumbler or bistro glass - just over a 1/2 pint volume.
Cut half a llime into about 4-5 bits.
Stick it in the glass, with a level tablespoon of sugar (I use golden caster, but it really makes no difference)
Couple of mint leaves go in (to taste, I actually prefer a Caipirinha - no mint at all)
Crush it all in the glass with the end of a small rolling pin or other wooden stick (I have a special one for this). You want to release all the lime juice, start to dissolve the sugar and bruise any mint.
3/4 fill the glass with crushed ice.
Fill to the top of the ice with Cachaca (or white rum, very similar).
Stir.
Drink
You can add a little spakle if you want, I prefer not.
Dave
If you want a longer cocktail, the Venetians are not averse to diluting with some prosecco........, making more of an Aperol spritz type thing, but with added balls
Good man Dave
Cheers
Pitch
Thanks for that! Will try each of those, and also a lot more crushed ice in the original ‘recipe’.
Got a load of Campari and Vermouth to get rid of.
Your tastebuds need to get used to the bitter that comes from the Campari and, to a lesser extent the Vermouth. But once you do, it’s gently addictive. You can also put some vermouth in your bourbon (1 part V for 2 parts B) and you have a Manhattan.
'Against stupidity, the gods themselves struggle in vain' - Schiller.
I do a dirty mojito which is a little sweeter than a normal one. Same ingredients just use a light brown sugar, a dark rum instead of white and spirte instead of soda water. Lovely
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Sorry, missed your post until now................
I think you have hit on it
I had decided to reduce the Campari.
- 1 shot gin
- 1 shot vermouth
- 1/2 shot Campari.
- Add half a can of sprite.
Quite a nice cocktail but gets you hammered quite quickly.
Might even go as far as to replace the Vermouth and Campari when the current bottles are done.
'Against stupidity, the gods themselves struggle in vain' - Schiller.
Negronis, Old Fashioned, Dark and Stormy, Mint Julep, Vesper Martini.. I love me a cocktail.. Recent bar cart purchase :)
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Last edited by gregjd; 18th September 2020 at 18:47.
I favour an Americano, i.e. a Negroni without the gin and, incidentally, the first drink mentioned in a James Bond novel.
I don't think anyone has mentioned a Manhattan in this thread, I make mine with two parts Canadian Whisky, one part Martini Rosso, 2 or 3 dashes of Angoustura Bitters, stirred over ice and then strained and served straight up, garnished with a cherry and/or a slice of orance zest.
Can I recommend the Boulevardier, essentially a negroni with bourbon instead of gin, though you will want a little more bourbon, to taste.
Alternatively, substitute gin for Prosecco, and you have a Negroni Spagliato (‘incorrect negroni’), which is a fine drink. As with martinis, one is not enough, two is far too many.
+1 for an Old Fashioned or Whiskey Sour.
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