Lucien Gaudin
The Negroni's lighter fencing master: gin, Campari, Cointreau and dry vermouth, stirred dry and elegant with orange over the top.
Ingredients
- London Dry gin45 ml
- Campari15 ml
- Cointreau15 ml
- Dry vermouth15 ml
- Orange, to garnish (optional)1 twist
Method
- Chill a coupe with iced water or for a few minutes in the freezer.
- Fill a mixing glass two-thirds full with ice and add the gin, dry vermouth, Campari and Cointreau.
- Stir calmly for 35–45 seconds, until the drink is ice-cold and nicely diluted.
- Tip the iced water out of the glass and strain the drink into it.
- Express the oil from a piece of orange peel over the surface and drop the peel into the glass.
About this drink
Named after the French fencer Lucien Gaudin, double Olympic champion in 1928. The drink is the Negroni in fencing whites: dry vermouth and Cointreau in place of sweet vermouth make it lighter on its feet, while Campari still leads with the blade.
