Virgin Negroni Recipe
- 2 tablespoons juniper berries
- 1 teaspoon allspice berries
- 1 teaspoon anise seeds
- 1 teaspoon coriander seeds
- 1 medium grapefruit
- 2 cups dealcoholized or nonalcoholic red wine
- 2 tablespoons juniper berries
- 1 teaspoon anise seeds
- 1 teaspoon coriander seeds
- 1 medium lemon
- 2 cups dealcoholized or nonalcoholic white wine
- 1 ounce Sanbitter
- Ice
- Orange twist, for garnish
- Place the juniper, allspice, anise, and coriander in a small frying pan over medium heat and toast, shaking the pan occasionally, until fragrant, about 3 minutes.
- Remove to a medium bowl.
- Using a vegetable peeler, remove the zest from the grapefruit and add it to the bowl.
- Add the wine and stir to combine.
- Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and let it sit at room temperature for 3 hours or refrigerate for up to 1 day.
- Meanwhile, make the nonalcoholic white wine infusion.
- When the red-wine mixtures done infusing, set a fine-mesh strainer over a pint jar and strain the infused wine into the jar; discard the contents of the strainer.
- Use the infusion immediately or seal the jar and refrigerate it for up to 1 month.
- Place the juniper, anise, and coriander in a small frying pan over medium heat and toast, shaking the pan occasionally, until fragrant, about 3 minutes.
- Remove to a medium bowl.
- Using a vegetable peeler, remove the zest from the lemon and add it to the bowl.
- Add the wine and stir to combine.
- Cover with plastic wrap and let sit at room temperature for 3 hours or refrigerate for up to 1 day.
- When the mixtures done infusing, set a fine-mesh strainer over a pint jar and strain the infused white wine into the jar; discard the contents of the strainer.
- Use the infusion immediately or seal the jar and refrigerate it for up to 1 month.
- Place a cocktail glass in the freezer to chill for 5 minutes.
- Place 1 ounce of the red wine infusion, 1 ounce of the white wine infusion, and the Sanbitter in a cocktail shaker filled halfway with ice.
- Stir briskly with a barspoon until thoroughly chilled, about 30 seconds.
- Strain into the chilled glass.
- Garnish with the orange twist and serve immediately.
- Refrigerate the remaining wine infusions for up to 1 month.
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Taken from www.chowhound.com/recipes/virgin-negroni-30600 (may not work)