Last Orders by Mona Gallosi
For the final installment of our Negroni Week Movies, let’s leave the floor to our top Argentinian bartender. Who but Mona Gallosi to end these incredible cinematic stories? The perfect femme fatale bartender in her Last Orders.
In the style of a classic black-and-white film noir (but letting the Campari bottle and cocktail stand out with their iconic red color), Mona is sitting on a chair in her apartment. Her situation is unclear, but there is some tension in the air. The phone next to her suddenly rings. She slowly picks it up and a voice on the other end simply says “It’s time”, before hanging up.
It’s time for Campari, it’s time for Negroni. Not just any Negroni, but Mona’s iconic rendition: D’ici à Là-Bas Negroni, her celebration for the Negroni Week. “I was inspired by my Italian ancestry, which is where the heart of Campari comes from, my Rio Negro roots, […] and then by my time in Cannes.”
| D’ici à Là-Bas Negroni by Mona Gallosi 15ml / ½ oz Cognac in a fat wash of almond oil 20ml / ¾ oz Calvados 30ml / 1 oz Campari 30ml / 1 oz Vermouth bianco 1 barspoon Chartreuse yellow 50 mm crystal clear ice cube Lemongrass perfume 3 u Calisson for a garnish Add ice to a rocks glass and chill. Put ice in a mixing glass and chill it, then remove the melted ice. Add to the mixing glass a barspoon of yellow Chartreuse, Cognac in fat wash of almond oil, Calvados, Campari and Vermouth bianco. Chill it, then remove the ice from the rocks glass, and place the crystal-clear ice cube. Serve the cocktail over it and finish with a splash of lemongrass perfume. The drink is presented on a small tray, with 3 calissons on the side. |
In this film noir, we can see Mona shining from the gloomy atmosphere and her femininity, which has always distinguished her and which she pours in her stylish Negroni, finished with the last sprays of her lemongrass perfume, such as the last touch of a woman getting ready to confront the world.
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