Bottled chocolate orange negroni
- Easy
- Makes 840ml (enough for 8 cocktails)
- Hands-on time 10 min
Bottle up chocolate-orange negronis to make fabulous homemade gifts. The flavours mingle and mellow in the bottle, making for a seriously smooth sip.
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- Calories
- 186kcals
- Fat
- 0g
- Protein
- trace
- Carbohydrates
- 7.2g (7.2g sugars)
- Fibre
- 0g
- Salt
- trace
Ingredients
- 300ml dry gin (we used Tanqueray)
- 225ml sweet red vermouth (we used Punt e Mes)
- 225ml Campari
- 75ml crème de cacao or chocolate liqueur (we used Mozart Dark Chocolate Liqueur)
- 8 dashes Angostura orange bitters (optional but recommended)
- Pared zest 1 orange
You’ll also need
- Clean glass bottles
Method
- Measure out and pour all the ingredients (except the orange zest) into a large jug and give them a good mix. Put a strip of orange zest in each bottle then, using a funnel, begin filling them up. Give the cocktail a good stir right before you fill each bottle to ensure each one is getting an even mix of the ingredients.
- Seal and label the bottles. The negroni is best served in a glass full of ice, stirred for about 20 seconds, then garnished with a twist of orange peel or a thin slice of fresh orange. You can also grate a little dark chocolate over the top for added chocolate-orange goodness.
delicious. tips
You can easily scale up the amount of negroni to fill more bottles – the beauty of cocktails is that the ratios are easily multiplied or divided. If you fancy just making a small one for yourself, divide the gin, vermouth, Campari and chocolate liqueur by 10, then add a single dash of bitters and a twist of orange peel to garnish.
The negroni will keep indefinitely but is best enjoyed within 6 months. Shake the bottle before pouring.
Bottle-aged cocktails are a no-brainer for homemade gifts. In the bottle, the various flavours have time to mingle and mellow, resulting in a seriously smooth sip once poured over ice.
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