Negroni
The Negroni is one of the IBA Unforgettables: 3 ingredients in equal parts, built in the glass and served in a rocks glass. That makes 103 ml in the glass: a middling measure.
MethodBuilt in the glass
GlassRocks glass
In the glass103 ml
Strength24.3%
Ingredients
- 30 mlgin
- 30 mlCampari
- 30 mlsweet red vermouth
Method
- Pour all ingredients directly into chilled old fashioned glass filled with ice.
- Stir gently.
Garnish: Garnish with half orange slice.
What it tastes like
- bitter → sweet
- Bitterness leads: 3.4 out of 10, carried by Campari. That makes it the 3rd most bitter of 186.
- round → sour
- It tends round: 158th of 186 for acidity, and what little acid there is comes from sweet red vermouth.
- light → strong
- 24.3% after dilution: the middle band, 30th of 186.
It is the most bitter of the group around it: 3.4 out of 10.
Five that come close
- BoulevardierBuilt on whisky and with bourbon whiskey in place of gin.
- Hanky PankySweeter and with less bitterness in it.
- CardinaleSweeter and 3 degrees stronger.
- Rob RoySweeter and with less bitterness in it.
- Rabo de GaloSweeter and 3 degrees stronger.
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Recipe source: IBA · checked on 30 October 2026