Negroni Amaro Sour

Name: Negroni Amaro Sour
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Yield: 1 serving
Cuisine: European
Ingredients: London dry gin — 45 ml (1 1/2 oz); Red bitter (e.g., Campari) — 20 ml (2/3 oz); Amaro (e.g., Montenegro) — 20 ml (2/3 oz); Lemon juice (freshly squeezed) — 20 ml (2/3 oz); Orange juice (freshly squeezed) — 10 ml (1/3 oz); Sugar syrup (2:1) — 5 ml (1/6 oz); Egg white (pasteurized) — 15 ml (1/2 oz)

A bitter and sour gin cocktail ∙ Dry shake ∙ 5 min ∙ 15.9% ABV ∙

The Negroni Amaro Sour is a gin sour with Negroni flavors: London dry gin, red bitter and amaro shaken with lemon, orange juice and egg white.

Ingredients

Servings

Garnish

Dehydrated lemon slice

Instructions for 1 serving

Pre-chill a glass
Shake all ingredients with ice: London dry gin 45 mlRed bitter 20 mlAmaro 20 mlLemon juice 20 mlOrange juice 10 mlSugar syrup 5 mlEgg white 15 ml
Strain back into the shaker
Dry shake (without ice)
Fine strain into the chilled glass
Garnish with a dehydrated lemon slice

Tips

Use pasteurized egg white and shake hard both times, with ice and then without; a weak shake leaves a thin, patchy foam instead of a stable head.

History

The Negroni Amaro Sour is a modern twist on the Negroni that turns the aperitivo into a citrus-and-egg-white sour, splitting the usual Campari between the classic bitter and a second amaro (commonly Amaro Montenegro) for a rounder, less astringent bittersweet profile. No individual bartender or bar is credited with its creation; it circulates as a template on contemporary cocktail menus.