The Best Gin for a Negroni? Try Navy Strength.
The average drinker will consume 7,986 Negronis over a lifetime. Okay, that's not totally true, but probably a safe estimate for the average PUNCH editor. Of all the classics, the…
Make Punch in 15 Seconds
Sometimes punch is a patience-trying process—concocting oleo-saccahrum, lighting things on fire—which can be fun, but not when a gaggle of thirsty guests await. Consider bartender Damon Boelte's quick-fix punch the…
Riff Diaries: The Negroni
Italy's strong and bitter swashbuckler, three different ways.
- story: Punch Staff
- photo: Daniel Krieger
Negroni Sbagliato
The sbagliato addendum to the classic Negroni translates to "incorrect" or "mistaken." Not so. This spritzy cousin to the Negroni—typified by the addition of prosecco in place of gin—is one…
Brave Benbow
A loose play on the Gin Sour, the Brave Benbow combines two historic styles of gin—Navy strength and Old Tom—and is named for a British admiral.
Plausible Deniability
Istanbul-based bartender Alex Waldman created this drink with the parameters of using limited citrus with a bitter liqueur to make something round, full and relatively dry.
