Ingredients

  • 1 oznon alcoholic botanical spirit
  • 1 oznon alcoholic bitters
  • ½ ozfresh orange juice
  • 🍋orange peel(garnish)

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Instructions

  1. Combine 1 oz botanical spirit, 1 oz non-alcoholic bitters, and 0.5 oz fresh orange juice in a mixing glass.
  2. Fill the mixing glass two-thirds with ice.
  3. Stir steadily for 20–25 seconds until well chilled and slightly diluted.
  4. Strain over a large ice sphere or a single large cube in a rocks glass.
  5. Express the oils from an orange peel over the surface of the drink, then lay the peel on the rim as garnish.
  6. Serve immediately.

📜 History

The Negroni — equal parts gin, Campari, and sweet vermouth, stirred over ice with an orange peel — is one of the world's most recognized aperitif cocktails. Seedlip pioneered the "NOgroni" format shortly after launching in 2015, demonstrating that the category's botanical distillates, specifically Seedlip Spice 94, could anchor a zero-proof version of the stirred classic. Professional bartenders at venues including the Dandelyan bar in London featured NOgroni-style builds on their menus, helping legitimize the botanical spirit format in high-end cocktail culture. The Botanical NOgroni uses pomegranate juice for fruity depth and color in place of sweet vermouth, with tonic water supplying bitter structure.

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