Randy Woodward

Negroni The Journey of a Cocktail Randy Woodward

The Negroni is a stronger version of the Americano, a cocktail made of club soda, Campari, and sweet vermouth. Count Camilo Negroni loved his Americano yet he was craving for something stronger. Sometime in 1919, he instructed his bartender to create something that is like the Americano but with a kick. Since the club soda was the weak link for this cocktail, it was replaced with gin and so the Negroni was born. The cocktail made a huge breakthrough that year that the Negroni family started their distillery that same year. They also started bottling Negroni and sold it under the name Negroni Antico. Since then, the Negroni has been a staple in any bar scene.