Negroni & Agavoni

One thing I am always on the lookout for is alternate takes on classic cocktails.  Like I always say, take your favorite drink you make at home and throw in a little twist.

A classic that I have loved for a while is a Negroni.  The Negroni is a simple to make cocktail with only three ingredients.

Negroni Pre-Prep

Negroni

1 oz. Gin (I prefer an dry "London Dry" type Gin for this drink")
1 oz. Campari
1 oz. Sweet Vermouth

This cocktail should be stirred in a mixing glass with ice for approximately 30 seconds to make sure it is nice and cold.  Strain into a chilled cocktail glass, or a rocks glass filled with ice.




Bastian Heuser, one of Germany's top mixologists, created the Agavoni, a wonderful drink inspired by the Negroni.

Agavoni

3/4 oz blanco tequila
3/4 oz sweet vermouth - Heuser recommends Carpano Antica
3/4 oz Campari
Grapefruit twist, for garnish

Build in a rocks or old-fashioned glass filled with ice.  Stir briefly to mix and to chill; garnish with a grapefruit twist.

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