For the seventh year running, Negroni Week is back.
It celebrates 100 years of Negroni at 40 bars and restaurants across town where the iconic cocktail is presented in a multitude of amber-coloured renditions. This year, the event extends its usual one week run till the end of September.
At Raffles Hotel, try the classic recipe – equal part Campari, gin, and sweet red vermouth – and the seven inspired creations on the special Negroni Week cocktail. You will find the Vihara ($23) – a nod to Sri Lanka with Colombo gin, spice, and sandalwood in the mix and Japanese -flavoured Hanafubuki( $23), a smooth floral iteration with Nikka Coffey gin, cherry, yuzu, Campari and Mancino cherry blossom.
The menu is available at all four establishments – Writers Bar, Long Bar, Raffles Courtyard and Osteria BBR by Alain Ducasse. Raffles Hotel is giving away a bottle of Negroni to guests with stamps from all four bars.
In Tanjong Pagar, the new Italian osteria Gio offers six versions of Negroni, including Negroni Sbagliato($18), which calls for prosecco instead of gin. Roxy is going all the way with You don’t have to put on that red light($23), a mezcal-twist to the classic and a party box of three-bottle negroni flight ($135), as is Smokes and Mirrors, delivering a flight of four- a classic and three special riffs ($50).
If cocktails do not entice you, try out a negroni-inspired beer at Good Luck Beer Bar. Created by Singapore brewery The General Brewing Co. and the Heart of Darkness, the Dark Corner Negroni Ale is infused with Campari and a selection of botanicals traditionally found in gin.
A Campari and Imbibe magazine initiative, the event supports a diverse range of causes. This year, more than ever, Negroni week supports a revival of our ailing F&B sector rocked by Covid-19 and the ensuing lockdowns.
Select participating bars include Employees Only, Manhattan, MO BAR, Publico, Raffles Courtyard, Tess Bar & Kitchen and The Old Man. A complete list of Singapore venues is available here.