9 Easy Riffs on a Classic Negroni

The classic Negroni is one of the simplest drinks you can make; there are no tricky ratios to remember, no tinctures or syrups to have prepared ahead of time, and you don't even need a cocktail shaker. In fact, making the perfect Negroni is as easy as picking the best gin, and using a single large ice cube, so as to avoid inadvertently diluting your drink. Those base ingredients of Campari, vermouth, and gin come together to serve as a canvas for creative recipes, which help this tried-and-true cocktail easily transition into dessert mode, as is the case with the Chocolate Negroni from Dante, or into an Espresso Martini hybrid, like with the Cold Brew Negroni. You can even make Negroni-inspired cookies that call for Campari icing and plenty of cocoa.

The Negroni is endlessly flexible. Poised for thoughtful, flavored riffs as well as low-alcoholic and even zero proof versions, there's a version of this iconic cocktail that everyone can enjoy, regardless of whether they're imbibing or not. Read on for 9 of our must-make Negroni riffs.