# Cardinale

A lean, dry Negroni relative pairing gin and dry vermouth with a measured dose of Campari.

Strength: 32% ABV before dilution

## Ingredients

- 40 ml [Gin](https://stirred.fyi/ingredients/gin.md)
- 20 ml [Dry vermouth](https://stirred.fyi/ingredients/dry-vermouth.md)
- 10 ml [Campari](https://stirred.fyi/ingredients/campari.md)

## Glassware

Cocktail glass

## Garnish

- Lemon zest — Express the peel oils over the drink.

## Method

1. Stir all the ingredients with ice until well chilled.
2. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass.

## Related drinks

- [Negroni](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/negroni.md): A gin-led union of Campari and sweet vermouth.
- [Old Pal](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/old-pal.md): Equal rye, Campari, and dry vermouth make this modern Old Pal branch leaner and more austere than its Boulevardier cousin.
- [Lucien Gaudin](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/lucien-gaudin.md): A lean, orange-scented gin cocktail whose dry vermouth and Cointreau sharpen Campari's bittersweet centre.
- [Dry Martini](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/dry-martini.md): An ice-cold, spirit-forward pairing of gin and dry vermouth.
- [50/50 Martini](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/50-50-martini.md): An equal-parts Martini that lets fresh dry vermouth share the foreground with gin, lifted by orange bitters.
- [Boulevardier](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/boulevardier.md): A whiskey-driven bittersweet classic with Campari and sweet vermouth.
- [Mezcal Rosita](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/mezcal-rosita.md): A smoky, bittersweet Rosita variation combining mezcal and Campari with both sweet and dry vermouth.
- [Tuxedo No. 1](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/tuxedo-no-1.md): Equal dry gin and vermouth, a broad lemon peel, and absinthe make Harry Craddock’s 1930 Tuxedo branch austere, aromatic, and deliberately distinct from the sweeter original.

## References

- Canonical page: https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/cardinale
- Photograph: https://stirred.fyi/assets/cocktails/cardinale-ad60dfcd.webp
- Recipe source: https://iba-world.com/iba-cocktail/cardinale/