Name: Christmas Negroni Cocktail
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Ingredients: 1.5 oz Gin; 1 oz Red Vermouth; 3/4 oz Campari; 0.5 oz Goldschläger; Orange Slice (garnish); Cinnamon Stick (garnish); Rosemary Sprig

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A Christmas Negroni is a celebratory cocktail best served at holiday parties in December.

Prepare a classic Negroni with gin, red vermouth, and Campari than give it a fun Christmas spin by muddling the drink with spiced Goldschläger. Add a cinnamon stick, rosemary sprig and orange slice garnish for a cozy winter mood.

Served in a ice-filled rocks glass, the festive beverage is certain to be a big hit at your next winter holiday bash with aperitivo fans!

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The Christmas Negroni is a festive drink perfect for holiday parties. Our cocktail recipe features gin, vermouth, Campari & Goldschläger. — Save our Christmas Negroni Cocktail recipe to Pinterest!

What Is A Christmas Negroni?

The Negroni is a popular Italian drink, the most famous Campari cocktail.

The bitter aperitivo cocktail is traditionally made of one part gin, one part red vermouth, and one part Campari, garnished with an orange peel.

Campari is an Italian alcoholic liqueur, considered an apéritif, obtained from the infusion of herbs and fruit in alcohol and water. It is a bitters, characterized by its dark red colour.

A traditionally made Negroni is stirred, not shaken, and built over ice in an old-fashioned or rocks glass.

While the drink’s origins are unknown, the most widely reported account is that it was first mixed in Florence, in 1919, at Caffè Casoni. Pascal Olivier Count de Negroni concocted it by asking the bartender, Fosco Scarselli, to strengthen his favourite cocktail, the Americano, by adding gin rather than the normal soda water. The bartender also added an orange garnish rather than the typical lemon of the Americano to signify that it was a different drink.

Our Christmas Negroni recipe offers a festive twist on the classic Campari cocktail, muddling the beverage with Goldschläger cinnamon liqueur. We also suggest adding a rosemary sprig, cinnamon stick and orange slice. It’s the perfect drink to serve in December when hosting a holiday party on a snowy winters eve.

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Ingredients

This popular Christmas cocktail is best served in a rocks glass. Fiddle through your bar cart, fridge and cupboards to ensure you have all the ingredients you’ll need:

1.5 oz Gin
1 oz Red Vermouth
3/4 oz Campari
0.5 oz Goldschläger
Orange Slice, garnish
Cinnamon Stick, garnish
Rosemary Sprig, garnish

Garnish a Christmas Negroni with orange wedge, rosemary sprig and cinnamon stick.

Directions

This Winter Negroni recipe is so easy to make at home, ready to serve in under 5 minutes!

PREPARE THE GLASS: Begin by preparing your cocktail glass. If desired, you can fill each rocks glass with ice to ensure they are well chilled. Set the glass aside while you prepare the drink.
STIR & STRAIN: Stir gin, vermouth, Campari and Goldschläger in an ice-filled glass until very cold, about 30 seconds. Pour drink through a strainer into an ice-filled rocks glass.
GARNISH & SERVE: Garnish with an orange slice, cinnamon stick and rosemary sprig then serve immediately.

Full instructions are in the recipe card below.

Serve a Negroni cocktail in a handsome rocks glass.

Winter Negroni Recipe Tips

We suggest serving this Christmas Negroni in a handsome rocks glass.
We’ve muddled the drink with Goldschläger, a cinnamon flavoured liqueur, which gives it a sweetly spiced holiday flavour. If you don’t have Goldschläger you can add ginger syrup or cinnamon bitters instead.
An hour or two before you’re planning on serving drinks we suggest placing the liquor bottles in the freezer so it is well chilled.
If the drink is too tart or boozy feel free to add a splash of sparkling water.
If you’re hosting a big holiday party we suggest multiplying the recipe by the number of guests and measuring out the ingredients into a punch bowl or jug so the drink is easy to serve to a crowd.

We love serving this Winter Negroni in December at holiday cocktail parties.

Best Bartender Tools & Cocktail Equipment

Before hosting a swanky Christmas Negroni party you’ll need to ensure you have the best bartender tools and cocktail equipment.

Cocktail Kit: cocktail kits are the perfect gift for newbie mixology fans as they include basic bartender tools like a jigger, shaker and spoon.
Cocktail Shaker: a bartender’s best friend. Purchase a premium cocktail shaker to muddle or shake up your favourite pink gin cocktails.
Cocktail Glassware: make sure your bar is stocked with a selection of unique glassware to show off your favourite cocktail creations.
Hawthorne Strainer: this unique strainer features tightly wound coils and perforated holes. It keeps ice and other large ingredients like lime wedges in your cocktail shaker rather than in the glass.
Bar Spoons: slender and long bar spoons are a must-have when stirring drinks.
Bottle Opener: easily open bottles of beer or cider with the flick of your wrist or purchase a corkscrew for fine wine.
Pouring Spout: once you’ve opened a new bottle of gin insert these affordable pourers to make cocktail assembly a breeze.
Cutting Board: purchase a petite cutting board for your bar to slice garnishes or citrus wedges like lime, orange, lemon or grapefruit.
Ice Bucket: chill bottles of gin quickly in an ice bucket or keep by the bar when muddling gin mixers into cool creations.
Ice Crusher: fans of the Mint Julep love an ice crusher.
Ice Cube Kit: we suggest purchasing a selection of ice cube trays. Silicone styles are our favourite as they’re easy to clean and are available in various shapes and sizes.
Jigger: use a jigger to accurately measure spirits, juices, syrups and shrubs.
Juicer: invest in an electronic juicer or buy an affordable hand-held to easily juice fresh citrus like lemons and limes.
Muddler: fans of the Mojito love a sturdy muddler to mix mint and lime. Muddler’s are handy for any cocktail featuring ingredients that need a pounding like fresh herbs or citrus wedges.
Citrus Peeler & Zester: adorn your craft cocktails with a thick citrus peel or finer ribbons of lime or lemon zest.
Rimmer: Bloody Mary and Caesar lovers should outfit their bar with a handy rimmer for salting and sugaring glassware.

This Negroni is flavoured with festive cinnamon spice by muddling Goldschläger in the glass.

What To Serve With A Christmas Negroni

If you’re preparing a batch of Christmas Negroni cocktails you’ll want to ensure you have festive snacks and desserts to serve on a table at your holiday party. Some of your favourite holiday recipes include:

A Negroni is the perfect bitter aperitivo to serve with sweet holiday snacks.

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