Modern Notables
Mezcal Negroni
Negroni's smoky alter ego
Smoke and bitter marry beautifully. Mezcal's campfire notes compete with Campari's herbal bite. Complex, warming, dangerous.
Ingredients
- 1 oz Mezcal
- 3/4 oz Campari
- 3/4 oz Sweet Vermouth
Method
Stir mezcal, Campari, and Sweet Vermouth with ice for 10 seconds. Strain into a rocks glass with fresh ice. Garnish with orange wheel.
Emerged organically circa 2009 with no confirmed originator; Phil Ward probably made the original when opening Mayahuel (2009), Misty Kalkofen was an early mezcal advocate, and Joaquín Simó created multiple mezcal Negroni variations. Per PUNCH, the drink evolved as a natural mashup when both mezcal and the Negroni's popularity rose in tandem. Difford's Guide #3382 documents the drink with equal-parts measurements (1 oz each Campari and Sweet Vermouth).
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