CLASSIC · GIN

French Negroni

Name: French Negroni
Total time: 5 min
Yield: 1 drink
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 30 ml Gin; 30 ml Lillet Blanc; 30 ml Sweet Vermouth; Orange Peel

A refined Parisian riff on the Negroni that swaps Campari for Lillet Blanc, softening the bitter edge into something honeyed, floral, and effortlessly elegant.

Ingredients

Gin30 ml

Lillet Blanc30 ml

Sweet Vermouth30 ml

Orange Peel

Glassware

Martini Glass

Chilled.

Flavor

Bergamot · Honey · Orange · Orange blossom · Vanilla

Estimated profile

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Method

1
Fill a mixing glass with ice.
2
Add 30ml gin, 30ml Lillet Blanc, and 30ml sweet vermouth.
3
Stir with a bar spoon for 40–45 revolutions until well chilled and properly diluted.
4
Strain into a chilled coupe or martini glass, or over a large ice cube in a rocks glass.
5
Express an orange peel over the surface to release its oils, then place on the rim or discard as preferred.

From the Bartender

Lillet Blanc is significantly less bitter than Campari, so this drink leans closer to a Martini in character than a traditional Negroni - if you want to nudge it back toward bitterness without abandoning the concept, a small barspoon of Suze or Salers works beautifully.

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