White Negroni Sbagliato Recipe
The White Negroni made the Sbagliato way: gentian liqueur and bianco vermouth lengthened with prosecco instead of gin — light, bitter and fizzy.
- Category: Popular
- Glass: Old fashioned glass
- ABV: 12%
- Difficulty: Easy
Ingredients
- Gentian liqueur30 ml (1 oz)
- Vermouth bianco30 ml (1 oz)
- Prosecco120 ml (4.1 oz)
How to Make It
- Fill a large rocks glass with ice.
- Pour in the gentian liqueur and the vermouth.
- Top with chilled prosecco and stir once, gently.
- Garnish with a cucumber slice and an orange peel.
Garnish
Cucumber slice and orange peel
What it tastes like
It has a bitter backbone, it is carbonated, it drinks cool and easy 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
- Gentian liqueur
- A liqueur made from gentian root (Suze, Salers). Its bitterness is drier and earthier than Campari's, and it adds no red colour — so the drink looks different too.
- Vermouth bianco
- White but sweet vermouth — not to be confused with the dry one. It carries vanilla and chamomile, and can replace sweet red vermouth, though the drink stays pale.
- 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
It crosses two Negroni variations: the pale gentian-based White Negroni and the Milanese Sbagliato, where sparkling wine stands in for the gin.
Frequently asked questions
- How is a White Negroni Sbagliato mixed?
- It is built in the glass and served in an old fashioned glass.
- How strong is a White Negroni Sbagliato?
- Roughly 12% ABV as served — right around a glass of wine — an aperitif or an early-evening drink.
- Can a White 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 White Negroni Sbagliato hard to make?
- Easy. No bar kit required — a measure, ice and a jar will do.
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