MONDAY MUSINGS: NEGRONI

 MONDAY MUSINGS: One cultural thing Florence has is a very long cocktail hour. In fact it's more than an hour, it's all afternoon into the evening dinner time AND to encourage your visit, snacks are provided.

As those who know me, know I am not a big drinker to say the least but a Gin & Tonic is my 'go to' whether it's summer /not. I happened to be in a city this past week that loves its gins and its signature cocktail Negroni.

So when trying to capture a sunset on a rooftop bar in the Continentale we ordered our own preferences of gins. Two drinks were being made in front of us and as the smoke was added to the one, my travelling companion quipped someone ordered the real fancy one which turned out to be theirs.

Shocked I almost missed capturing any of its presentation.

Almost captured were our snacks too. Beside the potato chips, blue corn chips, rolled chips, on the far right were a saffron-infused crispy accompanied by an octopus ink one. 

It wouldn't be very nice of me to not share the Negroni recipe. 

Molto bene!   ENJOY.

Negroni

Description

The negroni is a cocktail, made of equal parts gin, vermouth rosso, and Campari, generally served on the rocks, and commonly garnished with an orange slice or orange peel. It is considered an apéritif. Wikipedia

Main alcohol: Vermouth, Campari, Gin

Ingredients: 1 oz (1 part) Campari, 1 oz (1 part) Gin, 1 oz (1 part) Sweet red Vermouth

Preparation: Stir into glass over ice, garnish and serve.

Served: On the rocks

Standard garnish: Orange peel

Drinkware: Old Fashioned glass

IBA specified ingredients†: 30 mL gin; 30 mL sweet red vermouth; 30 mL Campari