We had the Cocchi, now on a Lustau. Different notes.
Is the bottle on the left a pre-mixed ready to serve version?
Marvellous!
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Yes bought by mistake.
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I didn’t know Campari did such a thing. Is it any good?
I think better make your cocktail.
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Bravo. Beefeater is a fantastic and fantastically-underrated gin.
Now build that Negroni!
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Negroni here is: Giant ice-cube, one third Gordons Gin, one third Campari and one third the Red Vermouth below. Add a few drops of Angostura Bitters and a slice of orange. Heaven.
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Not a vermouth we’re familiar with.
Reviews would suggest it’s interesting, might buy one.
We have a selection of vermouths but gin requires fewer options (has to double as a GnT base for SWMBO).
Vermouth can match the mood - light, fruity, dark, bitter 
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Cocktail - Thyme Heals All
Serves 1
For the thyme stock
100ml water
80g sugar
5-6 sprigs fresh thyme, leaves picked
For the drink
15ml thyme stock
25ml gin - we use Bedrock
5ml lime juice
125ml ginger beer, or Dry Dragon kombucha, which you can buy online
To make the thyme stock, bring the water and sugar to a boil over a medium-high heat, turn the heat to low, add the thyme, and stir until the sugar dissolves and the mixture is clear - about three to five minutes. Leave to cool, then store in the fridge in a sterilised jar.
To make the drink, put the stock, gin and lime juice in a shaker with a big handful of ice, shake, then strain into a tall glass and top with ginger beer (or kombucha).
A Negroni made with Tanqueray, Campari and this lovely ‘golden vermouth’ from Tarragona giving it a lighter colour. Unfortunately, many bars these days balls up what is an easy cocktail by making a basic error. They put ice in the glass and then add the ingredients at room temp so the ice quickly melts - the drink dilutes and warms up at the same time. The Negroni should be made in a cocktail shaker with ice and then transferred to the glass with fresh ice. Drink stays cold and less dilution
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My trick is to keep the glasses in the freezer.
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No bitters? Makes it imho.
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Ooh! Which bitters?
Angostura, and a slice of orange.
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Not sure it’s obvious from my pic but I put a strip of orange zest in. Maybe I’m being thick but isn’t the Campari there for the bitter?
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I had read that Negroni was very popular, but no idea it this popular! Not a favourite of mine, sadly. Rather have a Manhattan.
Manhattan is the absolute best - no contest. Just a bit of variety with the Negroni.
A sweeping statement but the only decent cocktails are based on either bourbon or gin. Discuss!