Negroni Sbagliato
A mistake turned classic.
Campari and sweet vermouth as in a Negroni, but with sparkling wine instead of gin. The result is a lighter, sparkling aperitivo, bittersweet and scented with orange.
- Aperitif
- Built
- Glass
- Rocks glass
- Method
- Built
- Strength
- Light
- Time
- 2 min
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Ice
- Cubes
Ingredients
Measures for 1 serving
-
Campari
30 ml
-
Sweet red vermouth
30 ml
-
Sparkling wine
top up
Garnish
- Orange slice
Proportions
How to make
- Fill an old fashioned glass with ice.
- Pour the Campari.
- Pour the sweet red vermouth.
- Top with sparkling wine.
- Stir gently.
- Garnish with an orange slice.
The story
Origins
ProbableA plausible account, without definitive proof.
The Sbagliato is tied to Bar Basso in Milan, taken over in 1967 by Mirko Stocchetto, a former bartender at Harry's Bar in Venice. According to the most common account, while making a Negroni a bottle of sparkling wine was grabbed by mistake instead of gin, and the error proved so pleasing that it became a new drink. The date is uncertain: sources give 1968, 1972, the 1970s in general or even the late 1980s, and some say a bartender at the bar invented it while Stocchetto merely saw its potential. The mistake anecdote itself has never been verified. In 2022 a video linked to the series House of the Dragon made it famous worldwide.
Sources (7)
- Campari — Negroni Sbagliato (opens in a new tab) recipe and history
- Difford's Guide — Negroni Sbagliato (opens in a new tab) recipe and history
- Dissapore — Stasera chiedete un Negroni Sbagliato e brindate a Mirko Stocchetto (opens in a new tab) recipe and history
- PUNCH — Negroni Sbagliato recipe (opens in a new tab) recipe
- IBA — All cocktails, page 4 (no Negroni Sbagliato) (opens in a new tab) recipe
- PUNCH — Bar Basso's oversized Negroni Sbagliato (opens in a new tab) history
- Il Post — È il momento del Negroni sbagliato (opens in a new tab) history
Taste profile
- Bitter
- 3 out of 5
- Bubbly
- 3 out of 5
- Sweet
- 2 out of 5
- Citrus
- 2 out of 5
