Equal parts Campari and sweet vermouth give it the same bittersweet, orange-kissed depth as a Negroni, but brut Prosecco where the gin would be makes it lighter, lower in proof and gently effervescent. Poured over ice with an orange wheel, it is an aperitivo that drinks easy in the afternoon sun — the bitterness lifted rather than blunted by the bubbles.
Garnish: Orange Wheel
built · Rocks · On the Rocks
build
Fill a rocks glass with ice cubes.
add
Pour in the Campari and sweet vermouth in equal parts.
top
Top with chilled brut sparkling wine (Prosecco) to complete the equal-parts build.
stir
Stir briefly with a bar spoon to combine without knocking out the effervescence.
garnish
Garnish with an orange slice.
The drink traces to Bar Basso in Milan in 1972, when bartender Mirko Stocchetto reached for sparkling wine instead of gin while making a Negroni. The slip stayed on the menu, and the name owns up to it — sbagliato means "wrong," so this is the mistaken Negroni. Bar Basso holds "Negroni Sbagliato" as a registered trademark, so the bar itself is credited with the drink. Its parent appears among the IBA official cocktails, but the Sbagliato is not on that list.