Cocktail · Australia
Melbourne Coffee Negroni
Melbourne Coffee Negroni recipe from Australia: Australian gin, coffee-infused bitter aperitif and sweet vermouth. Exact oz/ml measures and full method.
- Yield
- 1 cocktail
- Prep time
- 5 minutes
- Glassware
- Rocks glass
- Base
- Gin
Ingredients
- 1 oz (30 ml) Australian gin
- 0.75 oz (22 ml) coffee-infused bitter aperitif
- 0.75 oz (22 ml) sweet vermouth
Garnish
3 coffee beans
How to make it
- 1Chill a rocks glass and measure each ingredient.
- 2Add Australian gin, coffee-infused bitter aperitif and sweet vermouth to an ice-filled mixing glass and stir for 20 seconds until cold and lightly diluted.
- 3Strain into the rocks glass over one large fresh ice cube.
- 4Finish with 3 coffee beans and serve immediately.
The story behind Melbourne Coffee Negroni
Coffee-infused bitter aperitif links this Negroni variation to Melbourne’s celebrated coffee culture, while Australian gin keeps the local cue in the base. The result is roasty, bitter and rich—a deliberate pre-dinner sipper.
This is a Where It's Five house creation inspired by local ingredients and drinking traditions, not a historic national cocktail.