negroni

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+ one part gin

+ one part sweet vermouth

+ one part bitters, traditionally campari

it is considered an apéritif.

i can't remember how or where i first heard about this drink, but i've fallen in love with negronis. there are many components of the drink that i like : its bright red color; the bitter, unusual and acquired taste of it; the fact that it includes campari, which immediately has me daydreaming that i live in europe and ride around on a bright red vespa, eating pasta all day and never getting fat.

(isn't this everyone's fantasy?)

whatever the reason, i've deemed it my favorite drink for the moment*. i like to drink it slowly, over the course of a few hours. it reminds me of the first time i tried black coffee. the taste is really strong and almost turns you off the first time you try it. but then after a while, you get used to it.

it's also helping me get through what's left of winter.

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*even now, as i write this, i've run out of the stuff and have since moved over to white russians. a classic, no?