The Wrong Negroni, or Wrong, is a cocktail that has become legendary. Symbol of the aperitif, it was invented in the early seventies in the Bar Basso in Milan. The recipe is simple And rapid and includes brut sparkling wine, red vermouth and bitter. Here’s how to prepare the Negroni Sbagliato at home, with the tips of a professional barman.
Ingrediants
- 3 cl of classic method sparkling wine
- 3 cl of bitters
- 3 cl of red vermouth
- ice
- half a slice of orange
We have been to Nonsolococktails, a company that deals with consulting, training and events in the world of cocktails. With Mattia Pastori, Mixology Expert, we have prepared the recipe for Negroni Sbagliato.
We tell you what you need to know about this cocktail to serve as aperitif or after dinner In the low tumbler decorated with a slice of orange.
Follow the step by step recipe for preparing Negroni Wrong at home: it only takes you 5 minutes.
It is a cocktail that was born by mistake as a variant of a very famous drink, the Negroni; the Wrong Negroni has been indeed created at the Bar Basso in Milan in 1972 by the Venetian-born bartender but Milanese by adoption Mirko Stocchetto and then simply called Wrong. It is said that the drink was generated by a mistake by the bartender, who, not remembering the recipe, confused the bottle of gin with that of prosecco. So in the Negroni Sbagliato, the brut sparkling wine replaces the gin used in the Negroni for a lighter result thanks to the lower alcohol content.
To dose the quantities exactly you can use the jigger, hourglass-shaped dispenser used by barmen. To mix everything, equip yourself with bar spoon, long-handled spoon.
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How to prepare: Negroni Wrong
- Execution
- easy
- Preparation time
- 5 min
- Portions
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How to prepare: Negroni Wrong


To prepare the Wrong Negroni, start by putting ice in a low tumbler. Then pour the bitter into the glass. To be precise in the doses, use the jigger, a dispenser used by barmen.


Then add the red vermouth. Complete with the sparkling wine.


Mix with the help of the bar spoon from bottom to top and garnish the cocktail with half a slice of orange.

Your Negroni Sbagliato is ready to be drunk.
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