Negroni

Winterize Your Cocktails

December 10, 2018

Now that the colder weather is here and you’ve put away your beach towel it’s time to winterize your cocktails. One way to achieve this is by using amari, the rich, bitter, herbal European-style liqueurs-before–dinner aperitifs and after-dinner digestifs-that have become more popular and widely available. Amari can add structure and backbone to cocktails and is often the secret behind some of the most iconic classic drinks. Amaro is perfect for colder months, to pair with flavors like honey, citrus, and spices. Adding it is like seasoning food because it enhances flavors and gives the drink more character.

This season bartenders are combining them with brown spirits like dark rum, bourbon, rye, and Scotch for autumn and winter drinks. You could make a variation on the Brooklyn cocktail with bourbon, amaro, maraschino liqueur, dry vermouth, blood orange liqueur, and bitters.

Some add amaro and bourbon to mulled wine or change up that Irish Coffee by using single-malt whiskey, two kinds of amaro, coffee, simple syrup, and topped with whipped cream. Change up the Negroni by keeping the gin, but replacing the Campari with amari and adding amontillado sherry.

Be inventive and try adding amari to your holiday cocktails. You may just create a new classic.

“Work With What You Got!”

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The Negroni

May 27, 2015

Have you wondered about what’s all the buzz about the negroni? If you have, then here is a book all about the negroni that fuels the hot tend. Gary Regan, the author and a respected expert on drinks, explores the cocktail and its evolution with recipes, both classic and new.The negroni, which was created at a bar in Milan, has gone through multiple incarnations as of late. Check out Gary Regan’s book, The Negroni Drinking To La Dolce Vita, With Recipes And Lore,” for negroni inspiration. Can be found at amazon.com and is published by Ten Speed Press. $18.99

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