🌹 La Rosita

The Mexican Negroni – tequila, vermouth, and Campari

🌵 Vintage Classic

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. Add all ingredients to a mixing glass.
  2. Fill with ice and stir for 30 seconds.
  3. Strain into a rocks glass over a large ice cube.
  4. Express an orange peel over the drink and drop it in.

Pro Tips

📖 Historical Origin

First appeared in "Mr. Boston Official Bartender's Guide" in 1946 – predating the modern tequila cocktail renaissance by decades.

🆚 Negroni Comparison

While a Negroni uses equal parts gin, vermouth, and Campari, La Rosita leads with tequila and balances with both vermouths. The result is earthier and more complex.

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