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One Of Bobby Flay's Favorite Cocktails May Sound Familiar
BY PEGGY AOKI
In his podcast's "Retro Cocktails" episode, Bobby Flay stated that even he favors the negroni sbagliato, a classically retro Italian cocktail that he says he enjoys "all the time."
The bitter-forward sparkling negroni sbagliato is a variation of another of Flay's favorite classic Italian cocktails, the negroni, but with sparkling wine rather than its usual gin.
"Sbagliato" is the Italian word for "mistake" — a mistaken substitute of prosecco for gin by a bartender, which resulted in a new drink sensation.
Flay's favorite is easy to make; just pour one part each of Campari, sweet vermouth, and sparkling wine into a chilled stemmed or rocks glass.
Of course, don't hesitate to increase the proportion of sparkling wine if you like a lighter-flavored drink with more bubbles.