Negroni
81/100
The short takeFlorentine bartender's homage to the Negroni that drinks closer to the real thing than the Aperol-leaning cousins — but the can format asks the drinker to do a little work for it.
Tasted Karl HillHow we score
Serve Always over a large ice cube; the can benefits from the dilution and from the chilling.
Who it’s for A 6 PM pour when Aperol doesn't suit and you want something closer to the bitter Italian side of the Negroni family.
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Phony Negroni
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In the glass
- Nose
- Orange peel and bitter herbs with a citric lift; the Italian aperitivo family is in the room.
- Palate
- Bittersweet, with a Campari-style bitter-orange lift balanced by a sweeter vermouth-style edge; can be too sweet if poured flat without ice.
- Finish
- Bitter and a touch warm, the gentian-like lift carrying the close.
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Structure
- Sweetness
- Off-dry
- Bitterness
- Modest bitterness
The drink
Bitterness is the first claim. Orange peel and bitter herbs lift off the can with a citric edge; the Italian aperitivo family is in the room before the sweetness arrives. That bitter-orange line is what keeps this closer to a Negroni than to the softer Aperol cousins on the same shelf.
On the sip the bittersweet split is clear: Campari-style bitter orange balanced by a sweeter vermouth-style edge. Poured flat from the can without ice, the sweet side can crowd the bitter and push the drink toward soft aperitivo candy. Over a large cube the chill and dilution pull it back into shape — bitterness stays present, sweetness settles into support rather than syrup, and the orange peel stays loud.
The close is bitter and a touch warm, a gentian-like lift carrying the end of the sip. Off-dry, modest bitterness, orange peel all the way through. Always build it over ice; the can asks for that work. When the bitterness leads and the ice is there, the homage holds. When the sweet edge runs unchecked, it slips toward a softer cousin. Bitter first, ice always, orange peel throughout.
The bottle
Trade record, where to buy, and product facts.
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Research notes
Lapo's brand copy frames the product as an 'Italian-inspired cocktail' built for the NA shelf; there is no claim that the drink was ever alcoholic and then dealcoholized — the formula is built fresh.
Where to buy
- Lapo's
- Package
250 ml can
$21.99 per 4-pack on Instacart (US); $6.00 per 250 ml at direct from drinklapos.com
- Also listed
- Lapo's (United States) · Producer
- Availability
Whole Foods Market, Target (US); direct from drinklapos.com. US launch sold as 4-packs of 250 ml cans. A 100 ml format exists in some markets.
Prices and availability are independently observed and may change. Retailer listings do not imply endorsement. A different package is labeled as a different format. Reader-service exceptions and commercial links are identified above; neither affects scores, rankings, classification, verification, or editorial coverage.
Product facts
- Producer
- Lapo's (Florence, Italy — the brand's name, a smiling barman in a tuxedo at Florence's most famous bar)
- Origin
- Tuscany, Italy
- Base beverage
- Italian-sourced ingredients with bitter liqueur analogues (likely sourced and built from a spirit replica or aperitivo-style formulation), no underlying Gin/Campari before dealcoholization.
- Bottle / can
- 250 ml can
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Evidence at a glance
- Producer documented8 facts
- Secondary source1 fact
- Retailer sourced4 facts
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Producer drinklapos.com
Producer documentedNote
- Barcode (EAN/GTIN)
- This is not a single-can barcode; volume describes each can.
Product record history Sourced changes and open disagreements. Prior claims stay on the record when sources conflict.
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- UpdatedCatalog record updated from sourced research.
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