The Yuzu Negroni from Bar Leone. Photo courtesy of Bar Leone. Bar Leone in Hong Kong is just one global cocktail bar coming to Sydney this month for The Maybe Cocktail Festival. Founder and mixologist Lorenzo Antinori’s bar pays homage to classic cocktail bars in New York and Italy and the concept behind Bar Leone is ‘cocktail popolari’, an Italian phrase that means ‘cocktails for the people’.
For the duration of the festival, April 9-14, bar talent from internationally acclaimed bars will take up residency at nine venues across Sydney including Maybe Sammy, Dean & Nancy on 22, Sammy Junior, El Primo Sanchez, Oxford House, RICO’S Taco, Kasbah , Busby’s, and Lady Hampshire.
To get us all in the mood, Antinori has very kindly shared a cocktail recipe for his much-loved Yuzu Negroni. Cheers! Or as they say in Italy, Salute!
Yuzu Negroni
22.5ml O’ndina gin
22.5ml Suze Liqueur
15ml Americano Aperitif
7.5ml yuzu sake
Pour the ingredients into a mixing jug with ice. Stir well until the outside of the jug feels cold and then strain into an Old Fashioned glass over one large ice cube and garnish with lemon.
