Negroni the Perfect Cocktail
It is widely thought that in 1919 in the Caffe Casoni in Florence, Italy a gentleman by the name of Forsco Scarselli was asked by his customer and friend to sharpen up his favourite cocktail the Americano. He did this by adding gin instead of soda water. In that moment a new cocktail was born that has become legendary. This drink was named after the barkeep’s friend a certain Count Camillo Negroni. The origin story of the Negroni is not without its variations and as Jennifer Boylan of the New York Times reported in June 2019, https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/12/opinion/negroni-2019.html citing a further reference, that the drink was in fact created in Senegal in 1870 by one General Pascal Olivier Comte de Negroni. Whatever the drinks origin not many will argue what a fine cocktail it is. However, as with all classic food and drink recipes the actual ingredients and ratios will be up for debate and subject to personal taste. The basic recipe involves equal me...