The most widely reported version of this drink's origin is that it was invented at Caffe Casoni in Florence, Italy in 1919. Legend tells that Count Camillo Negroni asked his friend, bartender Forsco Scarselli, to strengthen his favourite cocktail – the Americano – by replacing the soda water with gin.

Recipe:

Ingredients: 1 oz (1 part) Gin, 1 oz (1 part) Campari, 1 oz (1 part) Sweet red Vermouth

Main alcohol: Campari, Vermouth, Gin

Preparation: Stir into glass over ice, garnish and serve.

Served: On the rocks

Standard garnish: Orange peel

Drinkware: Old Fashioned glass