Barrel Aged Gin Negroni

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Barrel aged gin negroni.

Unlike the brightness of the original cocktail my barrel aged negroni tasted much smoother. The white negroni is nothing new. The ruby red drink was invented florence italy in 1919. The negroni is a cocktail comprised of campari gin and sweet red vermouth in equal proportions.

Barrel aging a negroni adds a nice sophisticated velvety edge to this classic bitter aperitivo. But barrel aging the cocktail a technique used by apothecary 330 in fort lauderdale florida is a smart new way to give the libation greater depth. When a barrel is brand new it needs to be seasoned in for a short time. Like all the best legends there is plenty of debate as to its creation with popular opinion crediting fosco scarselli the bartender of caffè casoni in florence in 1919 for fortifying the count camillo negroni s americano with gin.

Barrel aging is a logical next step in mellowing the sharp tones of the gin and campari marriage. Aged cocktail recipe negroni. This delicious gin campari and vermouth cocktail develops a smooth deep flavor after being aged in an oak barrel for a month. Batched barrel aged cocktail batch all ingredients together and pour into drained clean barrel.

Atticus finch home of the negroni project atticus finch 129 lygon street east brunswick melbourne is the proud home of the negroni project. As the legend goes count camillo negroni asked his bartender friend to strengthen his favorite aged cocktail by replacing soda water with gin and using an orange garnish instead of lemon. A 5 litre barrel will work perfectly. If you re feeling studious then consider learning more about the history of this drink from our cocktail college class on this cocktail.

Allow to rest for approximately 2 3 weeks tasting every few days. The bitterness of the campari was softened by the oak notes now present as a result of the aging. What is a negroni. Its ancestor and offspring.

Put in music terms if the original negroni has a lot of high frequencies the aged version has a more mid range profile. Hunter barrel use a medium char to really incorporate the flavours of the char and barrel into the negroni. As well as this the wooden staves that make up the barrel can have some small gaps in between. For barrel aging my negroni i purchased a new 2 liter charred white oak barrel from copper fox distillery but you can find many sources online for.

We ve barrel aged our favourite cocktail to make it even better.