10 January 2021: Negroni Sbagliato

In looking for new ideas for our two-person cooking escapades, I happened on a great website hosted by Sonja and Alex Overhiser, A Couple Cooks. Not only do they cook, they have some terrific ideas for cocktails and this - a Negroni Sbagliato - is one of them. The difference is the trade off of champagne (or sparkling wine) for gin. Make no mistake (sbaglio) - this is delicious!

Don’t skip the importance of a bit of orange peel to counteract the Campari.

Negroni Sbagliato

INGREDIENTS:

• 1 ounce (2 tablespoons) sweet or semi-sweet red vermouth

• 1 ounce (2 tablespoons) Campari

• 1 ounce (2 tablespoons) Prosecco, champagne or other sparkling wine

• Ice

• Orange peel (garnish - but in my experience essential)

HOW TO MAKE IT:

Using a rocks glass, add the vermouth and Campari. Top off with the sparkling wine (Prosecco or champagne), add ice and the orange peel.