Shaker & Spoon, a DIY cocktail subscription box, has released the spoilers for their September 2021 box! Shaker & Spoon Cocktail Club is a monthly cocktail mixers, recipes, tools, and ingredients subscription box!
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The theme is Negroni 2!
Born in Florence from a request for a stiffened-up Americano, the classic Negroni’s recipe is, beautifully, not one you have to jot down. Stir up equal parts gin, Campari, and sweet vermouth, garnish with a twist, and you’ll be satisfied (like so many others of late). But it’s gotten so popular throughout this modern cocktail boom that its name has ballooned beyond a specific drink order. Worry not—if you sidle up to a bar and order one, you’ll be fine—but “Negroni” over the years has ascended to that rarified air of inspiring its very own genre. If it follows 1:1:1 and contains a bitter element, you just might be drinking one!
Here’s a sneak peek:
With the Negroni on one coast and its bubblier relative, the Americano, on the other, Greg Mayer is here to meet you right in the middle. His terrifically refreshing jewel of the Tyrrhenian, the Capri Crush, combines gin, Campari, and soda with a citrus cordial that’s straight out of a scenic seaside garden. Radiant orange, grapefruit, and cinnamon take the many tasting notes of the liqueur and spirit to sensational heights with a vermouth-like complex sweetness. Grab yourself a glass and, when sipping and gazing at the setting sun or stars, you’ll know immediately, that’s amore!
Everyone talks about the pasta, but it’s the naturally brilliant produce and market-driven lifestyle in Italy that Caer Maiko has leaned into for this pleasant cocktail. Frutta e Fiori nods to an idyllic summer’s eve in any old place with the tart and juicy combination of strawberries and hibiscus tea–infused gin, but the bright, approachable cocktail pointedly returns to “the boot” with a whisper of basil aroma and balsamic vinegar. Tart, fruity, floral, and bitter . . . it’s an all-new balancing act for the noble Negroni.
Once upon a time, Kevin Diedrich gave the Negroni an Asian-Pacific makeover on his menu at Pacific Cocktail Haven in San Francisco. With touches of tropicality and a buttery finish, the incredibly popular Leeward Negroni certainly made a splash and showcased some unseen potential for the drink to depart Italy to points far and wide.
This month, with a slight adaptation that achieves the same aim, the Pacific Negroni boasts the nutty (some might say popcorn-esque) taste of pandan leaf and coconut fat–washed Campari (an infusion technique you may have recently perfected in the Wavy Colada from the recent Catching Up with Cachaça Box). Jungly and mellow, this duo blends with the botanicals of gin and a rinse of pimento bitters for a sensationally warming flavor. Sip yourself Southeast-ward and ponder: Where will the Negroni go next?
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