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Laura Tolomei said, "This is my favorite drink and I often use it in my books, too!"
This
Italian concoction was invented in the early
1900s. Mixed with gin, Campari and sweet
vermouth, it was named after Camillo Negroni
in Florence who always ordered the same
cocktail. Today Negroni is often consumed as
a pre-dinner cocktail to stimulate the
appetite for dinner. Aperitif is a European
invention and it came to America in the
early 1900s. Campari is also an Italian
product, invented by Gaspare Campari in the
early 1800s.<br><br>
Negroni
Ingredients:
1 oz gin
1 oz Campari
3/4 oz Sweet Vermouth
Directions:
Combine all ingredients in an ice filled shaker. Shake until well chilled and strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with a burnt orange. To make a burnt orange, cut about a 1 1/2 inch by 1 inch peel off a ripe navel orange. Be sure to get just the skin and as little of the pith as possible. Holding the orange peel between thumb and index fingers with skin facing out, hold a lit match over the glass and with the orange peel about an inch away from the flame squeeze the peel quickly and firmly between your fingers. When done correctly, a burst of flame will come from the oils being released from the peel leaving an aroma and adding a note of orange to the cocktail. Simply drop the twist in the drink.
(Cocktail Times http://www.cocktailtimes.com/gin/negroni.shtml)
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BIO: Born 1965 in Rome, Italy, I grew up in Nigeria and the US, starting my writing career by publishing a short story "Nostalgia" on the High School Journal. In college, I worked for the Emory University journal The Phoenix. Back in Rome, I kept travelling, spending many months in India, and writing, but only in 2008 I released my first work.
Today, I write and am published both in Italian and English, mostly fiction and erotica M/M, ménage, fantasy, sci-fi, paranormal and contemporary. Among my titles Trespassing, All Hallows Eve, Divinitas, Sacrificial Sex, Roman Seduction, Rescue, Blood Lust, To Seduce a Soulmate.
My website is www.lallagatta.com.
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