Mixology
1-1/2 oz. Tanqueray Rangpur gin3/4 oz. Campari
3/4 oz. Villa Italia blood orange soda from Trader Joe's
Shake with ice, and serve up.
I came up with this on Friday night. It's descended from the Negroni; I'm starting to think any drink that's one-third sweet vermouth needs a tweak. I even put a shake of Angostura bitters in there just to see how it would work alongside the Campari, but it wasn't necessary. This is a summertime drink best served very cold on a warm evening. It works as an apertif. Pair with something by Lee Morgan.
The Tanqueray Rangpur probably works in a G&T, but it's not Martini material; I guess you could work with it in a Gimlet too. Inessential in your liquor cabinet.
Name my drink?
posted by Elbo @ 10:44 PM
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5 Comments:
Potential names:
--the Arancioni
--the Orange Roughy
--the Negroni Fizz
--the Bloody Negroni
--the Tropicana Chugger (in honor of your earlier post)
Thanks. I cross-posted this at BistroHugo, and got a second vote for "Orange Roughy"! I think we have a winner.
FYI, the TJ's soda product is very mildly fizzy, and the shaken drink even less so. Wonder if it would work better in a tall glass with rocks, to retain whatever fizz there is?
I would shake all ingredients except the soda with ice. Then strain into glass, add cold soda, and stir.
you have warm evenings out there?
Warm enough for a cold cocktail!
It's a solid 71 degrees in this sunny room right now... and only 1:18 pm!
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