The Negroni: Drinking to La Dolce Vita, with Recipes & Lore [A Cocktail Reci [Hardcover]

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.recipe list
Foreword: Perfection Knows
Its Place, by Robert Simonson
Acknowledgments
Introduction

PART ONE : THE LORE
The One and Only Count Negroni 
Campari, Negroni’s Muse

PART TWO: THE RECIPES 
The Classic Negronis 
The New Negronis 
The Large-Format Negronis  
The Edible Negronis 

Credits and Thanks 
Index 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 l3ã