If the simple things in life are truly the best, then it doesn't get any simpler or better than a Negroni. Glass, ice, three ingredients and you're done.
Anthony Bourdain, the acclaimed food and culture explorer, was a fan of the kind-of-bitter, but absolutely delicious, Italian summer cocktail. "First taste of your life, it's a little bitter or a little sour," he said. "Second sip, Oh, I see why people like this. By the third sip, you're hooked. It's a real grown-up drink."
Let's make one.
Ingredients: Gin, Campari, Sweet Vermouth
Prep: Rocks glass, one big cube or sphere of ice
Steps: Mix equal parts gin, Campari and sweet vermouth with ice in your cocktail shaker and shake vigorously. When the shaker is so cold you can barely hold it, pour it into the glass and garnish with an orange slice.
Saluti!
Article by Bernie Augustine
Originally published in Long Branch City Lifestyle