Here’s our final entry for this year’s Negroni Week. Treaty Oak Distilling in Austin, Texas, has taken their highly aromatic gin, barrel aged it in separate batches between 1 to 2 years, blended it and bottled it as Waterloo Antique Gin. This smooth aromatic gin, combined with Fernet Branca — as substitute for sweet vermouth — and Campari, kicks up the taste level in your grandfather’s classic Negroni.

New Groany
1 1/2 ounces Treaty Oak Antique Gin
1/2 ounce Fernet Branca
1 ounce Campari

Put several ice cubes in a mixing glass and pour in the ingredients. Stir evenly until thoroughly chilled. Strain into an old fashioned glass. Garnish with an orange slice.

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Tasting notes: The distinct flavors complement each other to produce a deep and smoothly complex Negroni.

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