Based in Lakeland, Florida, Andrew Brendmoen is a professional in the hospitality industry who tends bar at Smokey Bones. Experienced as a mixologist, Andrew Brendmoen is well-versed in a wide range of mixed drinks and cocktails appropriate to a popular bar setting. One classic Italian cocktail that has made a Stateside resurgence in recent years is the Negroni.
Invented a century ago, the Negroni started as a showcase for red vermouths, with a touch of Campari adding bitterness, Over the decades, British gin was added to the mix, as a way of upping the alcohol quotient without affecting taste. Today, the standard Negroni combines equal parts sweet vermouth, Campari, and gin, and stands as one of the most popular bitter aperitifs worldwide.
Typically served on the rocks with a stir, Negroni is a drink that is sometimes shaken and strained like a martini, and served in a cocktail glass with a twist of lemon. One recent variation of the aromatic bittersweet cocktail is the white Negroni, which combines dry vermouth and French Suze bitters. An anise flavor may also be imparted through prepping the glass with a rinse of white absinthe.
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