Kingston Negroni
ClassicThe Negroni with the volume turned up: funky, overproof Jamaican rum.
Big, funky, and unapologetically rich. The Jamaican rum brings overripe banana, brown sugar, and a whiff of varnish-y ester that tangles with Campari's bitter orange and the sweet vermouth's herbs. Heavier and hotter than a gin Negroni, but the bittersweet balance holds. A slow, contemplative sipper.
Ingredients
- 1 oz Overproof Rum
- 1 oz Campari
- 1 oz Sweet Vermouth
- Orange peel · optional garnish
Method
- 1
Add the rum, Campari, and sweet vermouth to a mixing glass with ice.
- 2
Stir until well-chilled, about 20-30 seconds.
- 3
Strain over one large cube in a chilled rocks glass.
- 4
Express an orange peel over the surface and drop it in.
The Story
The Kingston Negroni is the work of Joaquín Simó, created during his time at New York's Death & Co and published in the bar's 2014 book. His swap was pointed: in place of gin, a full ounce of Smith & Cross, the pungent overproof Jamaican rum whose "hogo" — the funky, high-ester character of pot-still Jamaican spirit — is anything but shy. At overproof strength it stands up to Campari and sweet vermouth without flinching, making it the boldest member of the Negroni family.
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