Nonalcoholic Negroni
Published Oct. 1, 2025
- Total Time
- 2¼ hours
- Prep Time
- 5 minutes
- Cook Time
- 10 minutes, plus 2 hours’ cooling
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Ingredients
- 1medium navel orange
- 10hibiscus tea bags, such as Celestial Seasonings Red Zinger
- 1tablespoon whole black peppercorns
- 1tablespoon whole cloves
- ½cup sugar
- 2(12-ounce) cans tonic
- 1cup unsweetened grapefruit juice
- Ice, for serving
- Orange wedges, for serving
Nutritional analysis per serving (8 servings)
109 calories; 1 gram fat; 0 grams saturated fat; 0 grams trans fat; 0 grams monounsaturated fat; 0 grams polyunsaturated fat; 27 grams carbohydrates; 1 gram dietary fiber; 24 grams sugars; 1 gram protein; 15 milligrams sodium
Note: The information shown is Edamam’s estimate based on available ingredients and preparation. It should not be considered a substitute for a professional nutritionist’s advice.
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Preparation
- Step 1
Use a vegetable peeler to peel the orange, avoiding as much white pith as possible. In a small saucepan, combine the orange peel with the tea bags, peppercorns, cloves and 2 cups water. Bring to a boil over high heat.
- Step 2
Add the sugar and cook, stirring, until dissolved, about 1 minute. Cover, remove from the heat and let cool completely, about 2 hours. Strain the tea and discard the solids. The cooled, brewed tea can be refrigerated in an airtight container for up to 2 weeks.
- Step 3
To serve, in a large pitcher, stir together the tea, tonic water, grapefruit juice and about 1 cup ice. Divide among rocks glasses filled with ice and garnish with orange wedges.
- To make one serving, fill a rocks glass with ice. Pour in 1 ounce of grapefruit juice, 2 ounces of the tea and 3 ounces of tonic water; stir to mix. Garnish with an orange wedge.
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Comments
There is a non-alcoholic substitute for Campari. It is Sanbitter, made in Italy. It can be purchased in the US and is nearly indistinguishable from Campari. Highly recommend it. Just pop open the bottle and use. They also have an Aperol substitute.
Many of my friends will not drink grapefruit juice because grapefruit and its juice interfere with the medications they use. Is there any other juice that would be suitable in this recipe?
Maybe a mix of orange and unsweetened cranberry juice could replace the grapefruit juice?
I liked this, but the clove flavor over-powered everything else
Has potential, will put less sugar in the tea mixture next time
This is a wonderful recipe and IMO tastes better than an actual Negroni. The flavors are complex and subtle. I’m thinking of adding a few juniper berries to the next batch to steep with the base.