MSG Free Classic Strawberry Negroni
There's something undeniably elegant about a Negroni, and adding a homemade strawberry syrup takes it from classic to genuinely special. The syrup comes together in minutes on the stovetop — fresh berries, sugar, and water simmered down into a jewel-toned, fragrant liquid that you'd want to put on everything. Combined with gin, Campari, and sweet vermouth, it delivers that signature bittersweet complexity with a bright, fruity lift that feels made for warm evenings and slow sipping. Because every component here is made from scratch or sourced as whole ingredients, there's no need to second-guess what's hiding in a premixed bottle or flavored syrup. Many packaged cocktail mixers and flavored syrups sneak in additives that can be hard to track down on a label, so building this one yourself keeps things clean and completely in your control. The stirring technique — 30 to 40 seconds over large ice — gives you a perfectly chilled, gently diluted drink with a silky texture that rivals anything a bartender would set in front of you. Finish it with an orange peel twist and a halved strawberry, and it looks as good as it tastes.
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2 servings
For the strawberry syrup
- ½ cup fresh strawberries, hulled and halved
- ¼ cup granulated sugar
- ¼ cup water
For the cocktail
- 3 oz gin
- 2 oz campari
- 2 oz sweet vermouth
- 1 oz strawberry syrup (from above)
- large ice cubes, for mixing and serving
For serving
- 2 fresh strawberries, halved, for garnish (optional)
- 2 orange peel twists, for garnish (optional)
Instructions
- 1
Combine the strawberries, sugar, and water in a small saucepan over medium heat. Stir until the sugar dissolves, then press the strawberries gently with the back of a spoon and cook until the berries are fully softened and the syrup is a deep pink, about 4–5 minutes.
- 2
Pour the syrup through a fine-mesh strainer into a small bowl or jar, pressing the solids to extract as much liquid as possible. Discard the solids. Let the syrup cool to room temperature, about 15 minutes.
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