Negroni Cocktail Kit

The Negroni is easy to make and refreshingly bitter. It is said that the Negroni was invented in Florence by the fearless Italian Count Camillo Negroni at the beginning of the 20th century. While at Bar Casoni in Florence, he demanded that the bartender make his favorite cocktail, the Americano, stronger by replacing the usual soda water with gin.

The Count's substitution resulted in one of the most popular cocktails in history. It also created thousands of variations, and today the Negroni can be found in countless versions at restaurants and cocktail bars all over the world.

Its recipe with equal parts gin, Campari and sweet vermouth has become the platform where generations of drink mixers have left their mark.

Suggested recipe:

• 3 cl Gin
• 3 cl Campari
• 3 cl Vermouth
• Garnish: Orange

You buy the following in the cocktail package:

• 1 bottle Hayman's London Dry Gin
• 1 bottle Campari
• 1 bottle Dolin Vermouth Rouge

Steps:

• Fill a mixing glass with ice cubes and the ingredients Gin, Campari and Vermouth. Stir it together.
• Strain through a sieve into a glass with ice.
• Cut a piece of orange peel - without the white pith - and squeeze it into the drink, rub it around the rim of the glass and add it to the cocktail.

As described, there are many variations of the Negroni. You can optionally replace Campari with Aperol if you want something less bitter, or Pampelle, if you want more grapefruit bitterness. You can also replace the red Vermouth with white Vermouth or rosé Vermouth. It's about finding the trio that suits you best.

The quantities presented in this recipe are merely our preference, but you can of course make the cocktail as you wish.