Oh Sweet Bitterness
The bitter of Campari is a boon to many a fine cocktail, particularly one of my favorites, the Negroni (which is another classic drink that almost nobody in Albany knows how to make).
Some drink it alone as an aperitif, but I don’t like it straight.
I do, however, like its color. Bold, audacious, unapologetic, bright, flaming red.
August 16th, 2010 at 1:54 am
I would have thought you would give the recipe for this drink. Since you didn’t here it is:
The Negroni cocktail is made of 1 part gin, 1 part sweet vermouth, and 1 part bitters, traditionally Campari. It is considered an apéritif, a pre-dinner cocktail intended to stimulate the appetite.
One of the earliest reports of the drink came from Orson Welles, where he described a new drink called the Negroni, “The bitters are excellent for your liver, the gin is bad for you. They balance each other.”