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Few cocktails can be traced to their birth. The negroni is a rare exception. Culinary historians report that the negroni was created in 1919 by Fosco Scarselli, the bartender at the Casino bar in Florence. One of his regular customers, Count Camillo Negroni ordered an Americano with a “kick.” At the time, the Americano was the most popular cocktail at Casoni’s (dating back to the 1860s), a drink Fosco was so familiar with, he could make it with his eyes closed. The ingredients were always close at hand— Campari, red vermouth, a sparkling fizz of club soda garnished with a slice of lemon. Fosco met the count’s challenge by replacing the club soda withRead More →