Naked And Famous

Naked and Famous is the last drink I'm doing for Negroni Week. A nice cocktail for a stormy day, and probably my favorite drink name of all time. You're not naked and alone, you're famous--but still naked. Aperol plays well with mezcal and tequila. I can see doing more drinks like this.

• 3/4 oz. mezcal
• 3/4 oz. Aperol
• 3/4 lime juice
• 3/4 yellow chartreuse
• lime slice

Combine all ingredients except lime slice in a shaker with ice. Shake and strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with lime slice.

Aperol Negroni

I really like the flavor of Aperol in the summer. It has a rhubarb taste that is sweeter and lighter than Campari. It's also less alcoholic, and good for sipping on a hot day.

• 1 oz. Aperol
• 1 oz. sweet vermouth (Lillet Blanc for a lighter color, Amaro for more bitterness)
• 1 oz. gin
• orange peel

Combine all ingredients except orange peel in a shaker with ice. Shake and strain into an old fashioned or highball glass. Garnish with an orange peel

Old Pal

I've two versions of this drink: the first uses the traditional Campari recipe, the other uses Aperol and an Amaro.

Original Old Pal

• 1 oz. rye
• 1 oz. Campari
• 1 oz. dry vermouth
• orange peel

Combine all ingredients except orange peel in a shaker with ice. Shake and strain into a chilled cocktail glass.

Lighter Old Pal

• 1 oz. rye
• 1 oz. Aperol
• 1 oz. Amaro
• orange peel

Combine all ingredients except orange peel in a shaker with ice. Shake and strain into a chilled cocktail glass.

Boulivardier

This is the bourbon version of the Negroni. It's really pleasant, even on hot days. Definitely do this one if you have bourbon but no gin.

• 1 oz. bourbon
• 1 oz. sweet vermouth
• 1 oz. Campari
• orange peel

Combine all ingredients except orange peel with ice in a shaker. Shake and strain over fresh ice in an old fashioned glass. Garnish with an orange peel.

Missouri Mule

This is a drink that tastes almost exactly like a Negroni but with no gin. It belongs to the Mule class of applejack drinks. It also has a lot of similarities to the Mississippi Punch. Glassware for the drink is debatable, even in the same recipe I found on my phone app.

• 1/2 oz. bourbon
• 1/2 oz. applejack
• 1/4 oz. Campari
• 1/4 oz. Cointreau
• 1/2 oz. lemon juice
• orange peel

Shake all ingredients except orange peel. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass or over ice in an old fashioned glass.

Negroni

Today is the first day of Negroni Week, the first week of June! As such, I am submitting several Campari drinks that are based on the original Negroni. It's a bitter cocktail that has simple proportions and an easy to follow recipe.

• 1 oz. Campari
• 1 oz. Gin
• 1 oz. sweet vermouth
• orange peel.

Combine all ingredients in a shake with ice. Shake and strain over fresh ice in an old fashioned glass. Garnish with an orange peel