White Negroni Sbagliato
from Bar Torino
BY CARRIE HAVRANEK | PHOTO BY WINSTON ZHOU
IN KEEPING WITH OUR FOCUS ON WINE, we asked the team at Bar Torino to share a cocktail made with wine. (And no, we aren’t talking about sangria). Since this downtown Easton spot opened in 2024, one of its signature cocktails, Johnny the Baptist, has gained popularity. With red wine, cola, FernetBranca and Cynar, lemon juice and bitters, it might not be a familiar combo, but it’s a delicious one.
For spring, General Manager Cody Rohrbach and his bartending team (Alicia Young and Kass Kromka) have offered up a riff on a White Negroni Sbagliato—which translates roughly into “mistake.” But there’s no mistake about combining Lillet Blanc and Cocchi Americano Bianco, topped with sparkling Flora Prosecco. The result is a crisp, refreshing sipper with a slight bitterness from the Cocchi Americano and citrus-floral notes carried to your palate through some effervescence. It’s the perfect drink for spring.
You can make this drink easily at home if you have these ingredients on hand, and pick up the Flora Prosecco at Bar Torino’s bottle shop. “Or order it along with the Tempura Artichokes or the Braised Beef Cheek and Ricotta pizza,” suggests Rohrbach.
White Negroni Sbagliato
Ingredients
- 1 ounce Lillet Blanc
- 1½ ounces Cocchi Americano Bianco
- 2 ounces Flora Prosecco
- Lime or lemon twist
Instructions
- In a mixing glass, combine the Lillet Blanc and Cocchi Americano Bianco over ice and stir until well chilled, about 15 seconds.
- Strain into a rocks glass over an extra-large ice cube. Add prosecco and stir once gently. Express the citrus peel over the cocktail and run the peel along the rim of the glass before dropping it into the glass as a garnish.
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