Negroni Mela

Recipe from Jacques Bezuidenhout

Adapted by Robert Simonson

Negroni Mela — Leah Nash for The New York Times

Rating: 4(82)
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This apple-centric twist on the Negroni comes from the bartender Jacques Bezuidenhout. He created it for the opening gala of the Manhattan Cocktail Classic, a bygone cocktail convention, and thus had the Big Apple on his mind. Wanting the drink to speak its native language, Mr. Bezuidenhout gave it the Italian word for apple. —Robert Simonson

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Ingredients

Yield:1 drink

1½ounces Calvados
1ounce Campari
¾ounce Cocchi Vermouth di Torino
½ounce oloroso sherry, preferably Lustau
Orange twist
Apple slice

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Preparation

Step 1
Combine all liquid ingredients with ice in a mixing glass and stir until chilled, about 30 seconds. Strain into a rocks glass filled with ice. Squeeze orange twist over drink and discard. Garnish with an apple slice.

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alex3 years ago

Just a splash of Cointreau really brought this together. Delicious.

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Adapted from Jacques Bezuidenhout

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