Campari cocktails
7 classic recipes from our canon that use campari — Campari sits in our liqueurs & fortified shelf.
Negroni
Equal parts bitter, botanical and sweet — a ruby aperitivo with a spine.
Ingredients
- ◆30 ml gin
- ◆30 ml campari
- ◆30 ml sweet vermouth
Method
- 1Add all ingredients to a mixing glass with ice.
- 2Stir until well chilled, about 20 seconds.
- 3Strain over a large cube in a rocks glass.
PRO TIP
Express the orange peel over the surface to release the oils before dropping it in.
Garnish — Orange peel
Boulevardier
Bourbon, Campari and sweet vermouth — the Negroni's richer, whiskey-drinking sibling.
Ingredients
- ◆45 ml bourbon
- ◆30 ml campari
- ◆30 ml sweet vermouth
Method
- 1Stir all ingredients with ice until cold.
- 2Strain over a large cube in a rocks glass.
PRO TIP
A little extra whiskey over the Negroni's gin keeps it from going sweet.
Garnish — Orange peel
Americano
Campari and sweet vermouth lengthened with soda — the bittersweet ancestor of the Negroni.
Ingredients
- ◆30 ml campari
- ◆30 ml sweet vermouth
- ◆to top club soda
Method
- 1Build Campari and vermouth over ice in a highball.
- 2Top with club soda and stir once.
PRO TIP
Swap the soda for gin and you've made a Negroni.
Garnish — Orange slice
Jungle Bird
Dark rum and Campari over pineapple and lime — bitter, tropical and unexpectedly sophisticated.
Ingredients
- ◆45 ml dark rum
- ◆22 ml campari
- ◆45 ml pineapple juice
- ◆15 ml lime juice
- ◆15 ml demerara syrup
Method
- 1Shake all ingredients with ice.
- 2Strain over fresh ice in a rocks glass.
PRO TIP
The Campari is what makes it — bitter against the sweet pineapple.
Garnish — Pineapple wedge
Garibaldi
Campari lengthened with fluffy fresh orange juice — bittersweet and breakfast-bright.
Ingredients
- ◆45 ml campari
- ◆120 ml orange juice
Method
- 1Build over ice in a highball.
- 2Use vigorously aerated ('fluffy') fresh orange juice.
PRO TIP
Aerate the juice so it foams — that texture is the whole trick.
Garnish — Orange wedge
Cardinale
A drier Negroni — gin and Campari leaning on dry vermouth instead of sweet.
Ingredients
- ◆40 ml gin
- ◆20 ml dry vermouth
- ◆10 ml campari
Method
- 1Stir all ingredients with ice until cold.
- 2Strain into a chilled cocktail glass.
PRO TIP
Dry vermouth makes it crisper and more bitter than a classic Negroni.
Garnish — Lemon zest
Negroni Sbagliato
A Negroni 'mistaken' with sparkling wine instead of gin — lighter, fizzier, just as ruby.
Ingredients
- ◆30 ml campari
- ◆30 ml sweet vermouth
- ◆60 ml prosecco
Method
- 1Build Campari and vermouth over ice.
- 2Top with prosecco and stir gently.
PRO TIP
'Sbagliato' means 'mistaken' — prosecco poured in place of gin.
Garnish — Orange slice
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