Negroni Sbagliato Cocktail Recipe
A 'mistaken' Negroni with sparkling wine instead of gin — lighter and bubbly.
- Category: Popular
- Glass: Old fashioned glass
- ABV: 12%
- Difficulty: Easy
- Prep time: ~3 min
Ingredients
- Campari30 ml (1 oz)
- Sweet red vermouth30 ml (1 oz)
- Prosecco30 ml (1 oz)
How to Make It
- Add Campari and vermouth to a rocks glass with ice.
- Top with prosecco.
- Stir gently.
- Garnish with an orange slice.
Garnish
Orange slice
What it tastes like
It has a bitter backbone, it is carbonated and it is low in alcohol.
The technique
Built in the glass. Ice goes into the serving glass, the ingredients go on top, and you stir once if at all. Anything carbonated goes in LAST and never gets stirred; every turn of the spoon costs you bubbles. Fill the glass to the rim with ice: less ice melts faster, not slower.
Glass and ice
A heavy-bottomed, wide old fashioned glass. Wide enough for one large cube, which is the point: a big cube has less surface area, so the drink gets cold without getting watery.
Ingredient notes and substitutes
- Campari
- The red Italian bitter, with a bitterness that is unmistakable. Aperol can replace it, but Aperol is half the strength and clearly sweeter, so the drink comes out softer.
- Sweet red vermouth
- Once opened it lives IN THE FRIDGE and should be finished within a month; a bottle left at room temperature oxidises in a few weeks and sours the drink.
- Prosecco
- Italian sparkling wine, fruitier and less yeasty than champagne. It is what a spritz means by sparkling wine, and it has to be opened ice-cold.
The Story
Created by accident at Milan's Bar Basso when a bartender grabbed sparkling wine instead of gin.
Frequently asked questions
- How is a Negroni Sbagliato mixed?
- It is built in the glass and served in an old fashioned glass.
- How strong is a Negroni Sbagliato?
- Roughly 12% ABV as served — right around a glass of wine — an aperitif or an early-evening drink.
- Can a Negroni Sbagliato be made without alcohol?
- Simply leaving the spirit out does not work — the body and the bitterness go with it. The 86 alcohol-free recipes in the catalogue are built to hit that balance from the start.
- Is a Negroni Sbagliato hard to make?
- Easy. No bar kit required — a measure, ice and a jar will do.
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