"Tracy" > wrote in message
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> On 10/21/2013 12:20 PM, Paul M. Cook wrote:
>> > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> On 10/20/2013 11:38 PM, Paul M. Cook wrote:
>>>> Probably the strongest cocktail you can make as it has no mixers. I
>>>> present: The Negroni. We've seen it here before but it is a drink
>>>> like
>>>> no
>>>> other and bears repeating.
>>>>
>>>> Equal parts Campari, Sweet Vermouth and Gin stirred over ice. Add a
>>>> slice
>>>> of orange. To do it right, take an orange peel in one hand and a
>>>> lighted
>>>> match in the other. Squeeze the rind while holding the match between
>>>> it
>>>> and
>>>> the glass. You'll get a burst of aromatics that add a little drama.
>>>>
>>>> Drink wisely, you have to work tomorrow.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>> I make a variation with Punt y Mes (for the vermouth) and Aperol (for
>>> the
>>> Campari) which makes a slightly less bitter version. Sometimes I do a
>>> lemon peel instead of orange.
>>
>> What do you call it?
>>
>>
>>
> I'll have to ask my son - the bartender. He just called it a variation on
> a Negroni.
>

Sounds more like a whole different drink. Would be interested in trying it
out if I can get the ingredients.