No matter where you are, the transportive sense of alfresco imbibing in a historial Italian palazzo can be summoned with each sip of a Negroni, Italy’s iconic equal-parts cocktail made with gin, red bitters, and sweet vermouth. Its popularity knows no bounds and has become the most-ordered cocktail in the world–its continued stylish regard has helped Americans learn to appreciate the often polarizing flavor of bitter that has long embraced as an essential part of Italian drinking culture. The Negroni, too, serves as a symbolic beacon, and the heart, of Dante, where Renato Tonelli knows a thing or two about making Negronis. The New York-born Italian American Beverage Director at Dante NYC and 2023 American Bartender of the Year has perfected the spirited, herbaceous, and bittersweet Negroni in four distinctive, perfectly balanced variations: the Classic Negroni, Chocolate Negroni, Mezcal Negroni, and Espresso Negroni.