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Hendrick's Negroni
Hendrick's adds cucumber and Bulgarian rose after distillation, which is why it smells unlike any other gin on the shelf. It is made in Scotland in two very different stills, then blended.
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Takes 3mMakes 1 drinkGlass Rocks glass, one large cube
Ingredients
- Hendrick's Gin 750ml
- 1 oz Campari
- 1 oz sweet vermouth
- 1 strip orange peel
- 1 large ice cube
Method
- Add the gin, Campari and vermouth to a mixing glass with ice.
- Stir for about thirty seconds.
- Strain into a rocks glass over one large cube.
- Squeeze the orange peel over the top and drop it in.
The one thing that matters
The rose and cucumber against Campari's bitter orange makes an unusual negroni. It is softer and more perfumed than the classic. Some people love it, some want their Sapphire back.
Questions
Does Hendrick's work in a negroni?
It makes an unusual one. The cucumber and rose soften the drink and add perfume, which is either a revelation or a distraction depending on taste. Worth trying once.
Garnish a negroni with orange or cucumber?
Orange for the classic. With Hendrick's, a cucumber ribbon plays to the gin instead. Both are defensible.