A Negroni Sbagliato!

 

Negroni Sbagliato!

    Ok what is a Negroni Sbagliato and why have you heard so much about it lately (or 3 months ago because I'm out of touch and this trend already past)? A Negroni Sbagliato is Campari, sweet vermouth (like a normal Negroni) but the gin is substituted for sparkling wine. I expressed lemon oil over the top of mine, the bright lemony smell and flavor help to combat the bracing bitterness of Campari. Mine smells like that lovely lemon oil, followed by some red grape smell, and then a whiff of some deeper herbal complexities. You'll want to get this drink very cold, as cold as you can get it. The mouth feel is cold, at first thin, and a tiny bit bubbly, then this sweeping herbal note comes in from the vermouth, matched with the bitterness from the campari. As the bitterness mellows, I get oranges, maybe a bit of the lemon oil helping to draw that forward, then the sparkling wines flavor comes through, maybe aided with a bit of sweetness from the vermouth, and it all tingles a bit from the bubbles. Quite enjoyable while still retaining the bitter component from the campari. 8.5/10

My Spec

    A normal Negroni is an equal parts cocktail, but with the Sbagliato, you may want to balance it a bit more in favor of the sparkling wine, particularly if you're not a fan of Campari.
My spec is:
1oz Campari
1oz Sweet Vermouth
1-1.5oz sparkling wine

    With a lot of sparkling cocktails, whether they're made with seltzer or a sparkling wine, you'll often find that the ratios between the spirits, and the sparkling ingredient is less important. Now, you'll still want to be precise with your ratios of non-sparkling ingredients. This drink quickly becomes very different if your Vermouth and Campari are not equal parts. But the sparkling ingredient is there to add length and lightness to the drink, and it's ratio needs to be less precise. 

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