Blood Orange Negroni

A negroni is a fine aperitif, but sometimes a longer drink is required. This retains the bitterness of a negroni, but tastes less alcoholic. Clearly containing all the ingredients of a negroni it isn’t actually any less alcoholic, but that’s part of the beauty of a good cocktail.

Ingredients:

• 1 measure Sipsmith’s Gin
• 1 measure red vermouth (e.g. Carpano Antica Formula)
• 1 measure Campari
• 2 measures blood orange juice
• Slice of orange
• Strip of lemon peel
• Orange bitters

A normal negroni should be stirred rather than shaken to prevent the ice breaking into shards and making the drink less clear. That is not a problem here as the blood orange juice is opaque. So it’s easier to make.

Shake the gin, red vermouth, Campari and blood orange juice over ice. Pour over a large ice cube in a tumbler, and garnish with the orange slice and lemon peel. Add a few drops of orange bitters. Drink, and then make another one.