Negroni Sbagliato
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History

The Negroni Sbagliato was invented at Bar Basso in Milan in 1972 by bartender Mirko Stocchetto, who reached for the wrong bottle and grabbed Prosecco instead of gin. The mistake became a Milan institution. Bar Basso still serves it from the original counter; Camparino in Galleria's Vittorio Emanuele II location, opened in 1915, pours the canonical city Campari aperitivo.

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Common allergens: Sulphites

Make it at home

Yield 4Hands-on 10 minTotal 10 minDifficulty Easy

Ingredients

  • 120ml Campari
  • 120ml sweet red vermouth (Carpano Antica Formula or Cocchi di Torino)
  • 120ml Prosecco DOCG, well chilled
  • Large ice cubes (one per glass)
  • 4 orange slices (about 1cm thick)
  • 4 short rocks (Old Fashioned) glasses
  • Bar spoon and jigger
  • Aperitivo snacks: 200g taralli
  • 200g green Sicilian olives
  • 200g Parmigiano chunks
  • 100g potato chips

Method

  1. Chill the rocks glasses in the freezer for 15 minutes.
  2. Place one large ice cube in each chilled glass.
  3. Pour 30ml Campari over the ice in each glass.
  4. Add 30ml sweet vermouth to each.
  5. Stir gently with a bar spoon for 5 seconds to combine.
  6. Top each glass with 30ml chilled Prosecco; stir once more, very gently, to preserve the bubbles.
  7. Cut a 1cm-thick orange slice for each glass. Twist over the drink to express the oils, then drop into the glass.
  8. Set out the snacks: taralli, olives, Parmigiano cubes and chips. The aperitivo board is half the ritual.
  9. Drink while still ice-cold; the Sbagliato loses its lift within 10 minutes.

Tip from the editors. Use a dry Prosecco (extra brut or brut), not Asti or other sweet sparkling; bitter Campari needs the cut. The orange slice, not a twist, is the Milan signature.

Where to eat negroni sbagliato

Negroni Sbagliato in Milan

Camparino in Galleria ★ 4.2

€€€ Cocktail barHistoric aperitivo barCentro Storico

Camparino in Galleria at the Piazza Duomo corner of the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II is the bar where Davide Campari himself served the first Campari Seltz.

DrinkCampari Seltz: Campari with soda and orange peel

FoodAperitivo snacks

Directions

Contraste ★ 4.6

€€€€ Modern Italian, Fine DiningNavigli

Contraste in Milan's Naviglio Pavese district is Matias Perdomo's Uruguayan-Italian modern kitchen, holding one Michelin star since 2017. Priced at €€€€.

OrderThe carte blanche tasting set at 130 euros; the sea urchin with parmesan is the signature.

TipBookings open three weeks ahead. The chef's counter at the open kitchen is the spot to ask for; vegetarian menu available.

Directions

Ceresio 7 ★ 4.5

€€€€ Modern ItalianIsola

Ceresio 7 in Milan's Sarpi district is the rooftop restaurant atop the Dsquared2 headquarters, with two pools and a 360-view terrace. Located in Isola.

OrderThe tagliolini al limone, the vitello tonnato and a glass of Franciacorta at the bar before sitting down.

TipBookings open three weeks ahead; ask for the pool-side terrace. The aperitivo at the bar starts 18:30 with city skyline views.

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