Seven days, three ingredients and one simple way to give back. The 12th annual Negroni Week takes place from Sept 16-22 all over Bangkok and in Phuket, celebrating the bonds between Campari and the world of mixology.
Campari, Italy’s iconic red apéritif, Imbibe Magazine and charitable partner Slow Food come together for Negroni Week to support the mission to foster a more equitable and sustainable world of food and beverage through a series of local events at bars, restaurants and retailers around the world. Since the cocktail’s creation in 1919, Campari has been the red heart of the Negroni, a cocktail showcasing the unique flavour profile of Campari.
Hosted by Campari and Alchemy Thailand, Negroni Week in Thailand is packed full of special events. Camparino Master Class with Tommaso Cecca will be held on Sept 16 at Paragon Cineplex. Cecca is the global head of Camparino Licensing & Mixology Camparino in Galleria, the legendary bar opened by Davide Campari in Milan's Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II in 1915.
Cecca will also open Negroni Week on Sept 16 at Firefly Bar, Sindhorn Kempinski Hotel Bangkok and will be shaking and staring a few concoctions.
There’s no Negroni without Campari, just like there’s no bar industry without bartenders and the “Negroni Week Bar-Hopping” will see all proceeds going to The Foundation For The Deaf under the Royal Patronage of Her Majesty the Queen. The “Negroni Week Bar Hopping” will take place from Sept 16-22 and this year’s bar hop will include nine welcome drinks from best bartenders of “Campari Red Hands Thailand”, namely Bar Scofflaws, Bar Us, Dry Wave Cocktail Studio, Escape Bangkok, Opium Bar, Rabbit Hole Bangkok, Ray Cocktail And Bite, Rogue Affair Bar Bangkok, Tripper New Road, The O.S.S. Bar, Scarlett Bangkok, Sanay Rooftop Bar, Tribe Sky Beach Club and Overgrown Lounge & Cocktail Bar in Phuket.
The official line-up is:
Sept 17 Lennon's at Rosewood BangkokInternational Guest Bartender: Luca Cinalli
Cinalli is a freelance consultant with more than 23 years of experience as a bartender and chef. He travels the world advising the leading bars around the globe on planning operations and strategies.
Sept 18 Aqua Bar at Anantara Siam BangkokInternational Guest Bartender: Stefano Filardi and Alberto Giardino
Filardi began his career in the hospitality industry with coffee and wine, and later found his true calling in the art of bartending. He spearheads Dean & Nancy On 22, the latest opening from the team behind Maybe Sammy, in Sydney, Australia. Giardino began bartending at the age of 15 and is now senior team leader at Dean & Nancy on 22.
Sept 18 Dry Wave Cocktail StudioInternational Guest Bartender: Taki Li
Taki Li joined Asia’s Best Bar on Asia’s 50 Best Bar list 2024, Bar Leone’s opening team in May 2023 where she currently serves as head bartender.
Sept 19 Vesper International Guest Bartender: Luke Whearty
Whearty co-founded Byrdi in Melbourne, Australia and is also part of Like Minded Creatures collaborations with fellow world class bartenders Alex Kratena and Matt Whiley.
Sept 19 Rabbit HoleInternational Guest Bartender: Emanuele Pedrazzani
Pedrazzani is head bartender at Nightjar in London, UK.
Sept 19 Zuma BangkokInternational Guest Bartender: Dario Tortorella
Tortorella started bartending at 14 and is now at Antiquario di Napoli. He was recently crowned Best Italian Bartender 2024.
Sept 20 Ms.Jigger at Kimpton Maa-Lai BangkokInternational Guest Bartender: Francesco Florence d'Arienzo
D’Arienzo is bar manager at Blind Tiger in Jumeirah Al Naseem, Dubai.
Sept 20-21 Firefly Bar at Sindhorn Kempinski Hotel BangkokInternational Guest Bartender: Julio Cabrera
Cabrera is owns Café La Trova in Miami, US.
• On Sept 22, the Negroni Week Brunch will be held at Uno Mas at Centara Grand at CentralWorld. Apart from the usual gourmet Sunday brunch buffet, guests will be treated to free flow of Campari cocktails from “Camapri Red Hands Thailand”, featuring Thailand’s best bartenders. All proceeds from ticket sales go to The Foundation For The Deaf under the Royal Patronage of Her Majesty the Queen. Tickets at Line Official @campari.
Other specials will be at:
The Black Cat and Anju Korean Rooftop Bar
Celebrate the spirit of Negroni Week at Sindhorn Midtown Hotel Bangkok's The Black Cat and anju Korean Rooftop Restaurant & Bar with the Classic Negroni and two new cocktail creations, Beullu-Groni and Milky-Way.
The St. Regis Bar
Beverage manager Ivan Zabolotnyi will present two specially curated Negroni menus. The “All-Time Classics” menu will feature the traditional Negroni. In a variation, the Negroni Sbagliato offers a bubbly twist with Prosecco. The “Mixologist’s Choice” menu will showcase Negroni variations that will be available only during this festive week. Indulge in the White Dill Negroni, which combines dill-infused gin with peppermint dry vermouth, or savour the Contessa, mixing blueberry gin with citrusy Aperol and bianco vermouth. The Truffle Negroni pairs smoky truffle mezcal with Campari. The celebration will be complemented by live entertainment, featuring a jazz band on Thursday, followed by a DJ set on Friday and Saturday.
InterContinental Bangkok
Find classic and modern takes on the crimson aperitif at three InterContinental Bangkok venues. Special Negroni cocktails like the Old Pal Negroni can be savoured at the Balcony Lounge. Showcasing its versatility, new twists on the Negroni are being paired with the adventurous California cuisine at SoCal. A guest bartender will be at the restaurant on Sept 20. At Espresso, Negroni creations are available as part of the free-flow packages offered at the weekend dinner buffets and Sunday brunch on Sept 20-22. The hotel’s mixologists are drawing on Cinzano, tequila, rosemary syrup and more to present six variations during the celebration. Enticing names include the Coffee Negroni, Rosita Negroni, Smoke Negroni and Clear Negroni.
Diplomat Bar
Celebrations at the Conrad Bangkok have already begun and last until Sept 30. Experience four Negroni cocktails crafted for this special promotion. On Sept 20, Noppasate “Depp” Hirunwathit from Bangkok’s award-winning bar, Rabbit Hole, takeovers the bar to stir up some fun red-hued cocktails in the “Negroni Affair”. There will also be a DJ and musician performances.
Dry Wave Cocktail Studio
Shaken and stirred until Sept 31 are Dry Wave Cocktail Studio's 12 cocktails, which go back in time. Recently crowned "The One To Watch" at Asia's 50 Best Bars awards, the bar by Thai cocktail veteran Supawit "Palm" Muttarattana will be pouring the classics and their variations.
