Nicholas Gavin is the Culinary Creative Director of ChefSteps, where he develops recipes and is responsible for making all the food look beautiful. Nick has worked at ChefSteps for over a decade; he and ChefSteps co-founder Grant Crilly worked together at Modernist Cuisine. Nick has worked in professional kitchens both in the United States and abroad, most notably at Mugaritz in San Sebastian, Spain.

Nicholas Gavin

A Negroni is a classic cocktail for a reason: the bitterness of Campari, the sweetness of sweet vermouth, and the floral, juniper notes in gin come together for an elegant, eminently sippable drink that also just happens to be beautiful.While almost everyone is familiar with a Negroni, not as many people know about its lighter, brighter, and more bubbly cousin: the Negroni sbagliato. The “mistaken” Negroni still has the Campari and sweet vermouth, but instead of the gin, you top the mixture off with Prosecco.
 
For our twist on the Negroni sbagliato, we went a couple steps further, subbing in our homemade <a href="https://www.chefsteps.com/activities/cran-pari">Cran-pari</a> for the Campari and dry vermouth for the sweet vermouth, the better to let the cranberry’s tannic flavor shine. A 1:2:3 ratio of dry vermouth, Cran-pari, and Prosecco also yielded a beautiful crimson drink with just the right amount of bubbles. It’s a cocktail you can drink (a couple of) on any occasion.

Cran-pari Negroni Sbagliato