The Ultimate Sunshine Negroni

preparation 5 minutes
Serves 1

On a hot summer day, there's no better way to refresh yourself than with this twist on a negroni recipe. Grapefruit soda and grenadine add some colour and zest to the drink, which is one of our summertime favourites!

Recipe taken from Negroni by David T. Smith & Keli Rivers, published by Ryland Peters & Small (£7.99) Photography by Alex Luck © Ryland Peters & Small

Ingredients Method

25ml citrus-forward gin, such as Gordon’s Sicilian Lemon Gin
25ml Aperol
25ml Dolin Bianco
10ml orange juice
35ml grapefruit soda
5ml grenadine
Orange slices

Add the gin, Aperol, vermouth and orange juice to an ice-filled highball glass and gently stir. Top up with chilled grapefruit soda and slowly pour the grenadine down the inside of the glass.

Garnish with orange slices to serve.

Ingredients

25ml citrus-forward gin, such as Gordon’s Sicilian Lemon Gin

25ml Aperol

25ml Dolin Bianco

10ml orange juice

35ml grapefruit soda

5ml grenadine

Orange slices

Method

Add the gin, Aperol, vermouth and orange juice to an ice-filled highball glass and gently stir. Top up with chilled grapefruit soda and slowly pour the grenadine down the inside of the glass.

Garnish with orange slices to serve.