Celebrate Negroni Week

Negroni week is September 18-24, when hundreds of bars stir up the iconic cocktail to raise money for Slow Food

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The Negroni, like most good cocktails, has had a storied past, a few mysteries, and a beloved following.

It’s said that in 1919, Count Camillo Negroni invented the cocktail when he ordered an “Americano” with gin instead of seltzer at the Caffe Casoni in Florence. The “accidental” cocktail proved to be a hit with the N…