5 to Try: Negroni Sbagliato Riffs

September 17, 2021

cantaloupe sbagliato — Cantaloupe Sbagliato | Photo courtesy of Cecconi’s Miami

Roasted Orange Negroni Sbagliato. | Photo by Eric Medsker.

White Negroni Sbagliato. | Photo by Lizzie Munro.

Longman and Eagle's Negroni di Aquila — Negroni di Aquila. | Photo by Emma Janzen.

A perfect mashup of a Spritz and a Negroni, the Negroni Sbagliato also invites plenty of inspiration for variations on the original. Here are a few to try for this year’s Negroni Week.

Cantaloupe Sbagliato An end-of-summer twist on the original.

Classic Negroni Sbagliato A happy mistake from the 1970s.

Negroni di Aquila A unique (and specific) combo of Aperol, sparkling wine and Punt e Mes.

Roasted Orange Sbagliato Charred orange lends a new layer of complexity.

White Negroni Sbagliato A fusion of two beloved Negroni variations.

Emma Janzen

Emma Janzen is a journalist, photographer, and book author. Her first book, Mezcal: The History, Craft and Cocktails of the World's Ultimate Artisanal Spirit, was nominated for a James Beard Foundation award in 2018; She co-authored The Way of the Cocktail with Kumiko owner Julia Momosé (2021), contributed to David Wondrich's The Oxford Companion to Spirits and Cocktails (2021), and is currently working on The Bartender's Manifesto with Toby Maloney of The Violet Hour (2022). Writing and editing from her home base in the Midwest, she prefers her mezcal neat, her martinis made with gin, and her champagne served in a coupe.