June 24, 2019

Cheers! It’s Negroni Week

Here’s which restaurants and bars are participating

Negroni Week celebrates the classic gin, sweet vermouth, and Campari cocktail. Kristen Wile/UP

Each year, Imbibe magazine and Campari organize Negroni Week. Running from June 24 to June 30, the celebration of the cocktail — made traditionally with gin, sweet vermouth, and Campari — takes place at bars around the world. Restaurants around the world make a donation to one of the event’s official charities to be part of it, and can donate a portion of negroni sales if they wish.

Both Dogwood and Dot Dot Dot, for example, chose CORE (Children of Restaurant Employees); many restaurants opted to donate to No Kid Hungry. On top of the initial donation, most restaurants are donating additional money from each sale of the drinks. Here’s a list of restaurants that are participating and what they’re serving. —Kristen Wile

Angeline’s, Uptown
The negroni: Check back for this one!
The charity: No Kid Hungry

Bardo Restaurant, South End
The negroni: The Lobos Amargos, made with Montelobos mezcal, Campari, Alley 26 Tonic Syrup, orange, and sparkling shiraz
The charity: No Kid Hungry

Barreled at the Lift, Montford Park
The negroni: The Deadpool Negroni made with Aviation Gin
The charity: PAWS

The Broken Spoke, LoSo
The negroni: A classic made with Cardinal gin, and a Quinns Boulevardier
The charity: CORE

Civetta Italian Kitchen & Bar, South Charlotte
The negroni: A grapefruit negroni with Doc Porter’s gin, Aperol, Berto Anitca bianco vermouth, fresh ruby red grapefruit juice, and honey simple syrup
The charity: No Kid Hungry

Corkscrew Wine Bar, Kingsley
The negroni: Check back for this one!
The charity: No Kid Hungry

Dogwood Southern Table & Bar, SouthPark
The negroni: A classic negroni made with Tanqueray No. 1, as well as negroni twists made with rum, tequila, rye, or bourbon
The charity: CORE

Dot Dot Dot, Montford Park
The negroni: Bay leaf-infused Brokers Gin, Campari, and house-blended sweet vermouth
The charity: CORE

The Gallery Restaurant, South Charlotte
The negroni: A watermelon negroni spritz with Casamigos Blanco, Campari, watermelon and pineapple juices, and sparkling wine; a classic with Roku gin; and a boulevardier made with Wild Turkey 101
The charity: CORE

Merchant & Trade, Uptown
The negroni: Each day, the bar will offer a different negroni on the following schedule:

Monday: Revolutionary’s Manifesto Negroni, with Sutler’s Gin, Aperol, Pasubio Amaro, and Topo Chico
Tuesday: Dizzy Dame Negroni with Bulldog London Dry Gin, Dolin Rouge, Campari, and prosecco
Wednesday: Sacred Cenote Negroni with Sombra Mezcal, Dubbonet Blanc Aperitif, Cinzano Bianco, and orange juice
Thursday: Fleet Commander Negroni with Conniption Navy Strength Gin, Cocchi Americano Rosa, and Carpano Antica Formula
Friday: High Flyer Negroni with Aviation Gin, Campari, and Byrrh Grand Quinquina
Saturday: Perfect Stranger Negroni with Barrel Rested Cardinal Gin, Aperol, and Cocchi Vermouth Di Torino

The charity: No Kid Hungry

Queen Park Social, LoSo
The negroni: A classic with Beefeater Gin, or a negroni made with Casamigos Mezcal
The charity: No Kid Hungry

The Queen & Glass, Dilworth
The negroni: A negroni made with mezcal, homemade strawberry syrup, and Cynar in honor of Anthony Bourdain, whose favorite cocktail was a negroni. Bourdain’s birthday would have been June 25.
The charity: The James Beard Foundation

Sea Level NC, Uptown
The negroni: A classic negroni and a negroni blanc, both using North Carolina gins.
The charity: Lowcountry Food Bank