Name: Cardinale
Prep time: 2 min
Total time: 2 min
Yield: 1 cocktail
Cuisine: Cocktails
Ingredients: 1 oz gin; 1 oz dry vermouth; 1 oz Campari

A Rome-born stirred aperitivo of gin, dry vermouth, and Campari — essentially a drier Negroni with crisper, more juniper-forward character and a pronounced citrus-bitter finish.

combine and stir

lowball glass

dry vermouth

Campari

orange peel

Cardinale

Cocktails with a pronounced bitter backbone, typically from amari, Campari, gentian, or bitters. Bitter drinks stimulate the appetite and pair especially well with other bold flavors.

Bitter

Cocktails with little residual sweetness, emphasizing spirit and botanical character. Dry drinks include classic martinis, bone-dry vermouth pours, and stirred, spirit-forward builds.

Lower-proof, often bitter cocktails served before a meal to whet the appetite. Think spritzes, vermouth-based drinks, and Campari builds.

Aperitif

Spirit-forward cocktails where the alcohol is the main event, typically stirred builds on ice. Boozy drinks reward sipping.

Cardinale

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