The Negroni - Drinking to La Dolce Vita, With Recipes & Lore

Zusatztext "Gary Regan! an expert on drinks! explores the cocktail with recipes! classic and new! and shows how easy it is to experiment." -- Florence Fabricant! The New York Times "It's hard to imagine a 150-page book devoted to a single cocktail -- until you realize how many stories there are to tell about the Negroni. . . Regan is just the man to tell these stories." -- Chicago Tribune  "A former bartender and prolific author! Regan has uncovered a wealth of lore surrounding the Negroni! and has assempled a collection of historical recipes that explore the identity of the drink through its many permutations." -- Wine & Spirits   Informationen zum Autor GARY REGAN writes  The Cocktailian , a biweekly column for the  San Francisco Chronicle . His work has been featured in magazines such as  Food Arts ,  Food & Wine ,  Wine & Spirits , and  Imbibe , among others. He is the author of  The Bartender's Bible ,  The Book of Bourbon and Other Fine American Whiskey ,  The Bourbon Companion ,  New Classic Cocktails ,  The Martini Companion , and  The Joy of Mixology . Klappentext A history of one of the world's most iconic cocktails--originally an Italian aperitivo , but now a staple of craft bar programs everywhere--with 60 recipes for variations and contemporary updates. The Negroni is one of the simplest and most elegant drink formulas around: combine one part gin, one part sweet vermouth, and one part Campari, then stir and serve over ice. This bitter, sweet, and smooth drink has inspired countless variations as well as legions of diehard aficionados. In The Negroni , Gary Regan--barman extraordinaire and author of the iconic book The Joy of Mixology --delves into the drink's fun, fascinating history (its origin story is still debated, with battling Italian noblemen laying claim) and provides techniques for modern updates (barrel aging and carbonation among them). Sixty delightfully varied and uniformly tasty recipes round out this spirited collection, which is a must-have for any true cocktail enthusiast.INTRODUCTION The crowning glory of Campari-based mixed drinks must be the Negroni. Made with equal parts gin, sweet vermouth, and Campari, the Negroni is traditionally served on the rocks with a slice of orange. So, at what point in a meal do I order my Negroni? Whenever I darned well feel like it. That’s when. Sometimes it serves as my digestivo, sometimes it’s my apéritif, and sometimes I order a Negroni when I have no plans to dine at all. It’s a robust cocktail that’s not as strong as, say, a martini, but it lets you know that you’ve had something substantial to drink.  —Gary Regan It may seem odd to start this book with an epigraph written by . . . me. The quotation above is from a piece I wrote for Los Angeles magazine in September 2001. Yes, you read that right, 2001 —well before the craft cocktail craze, let alone the Negroni craze, that is currently sweeping the country was in full swing. The title of my article was “Italian Sophistication: Bitter Is Better,” and I feel even more strongly about that assertion now than I did nearly fifteen years ago. I honestly don’t remember my first Negroni, but I know that the Milanese theory that one must drink Campari three times before starting to like it certainly never applied to me. Campari was a love-at-first-sip sort of thing for me. I’ve a passion for all things bitter—save for the odd ex-girlfriend. The incredible aspect of the Negroni that not everyone understands—or agrees with—is that it works every time, no matter what brand of gin or sweet vermouth you use. And you can slap my wrist and call me Deborah if it doesn’t also work no matter what ratios you use. Seriously, try it. Go up on the gin, the Campari, or the vermouth. These three ingredients are soul...

Product details

• Authors: Gary Regan
• Publisher: Ten Speed
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 05.05.2015
• EAN: 9781607747796
• ISBN: 978-1-60774-779-6
• No. of pages: 176
• Dimensions: 145 mm x 212 mm x 20 mm
• Series: TEN SPEED PRESS
• Subject: Guides > Food & drink > Drinks