First: have you ever had a Negroni? If not, you should. It is a life experience not to be missed. But, fair warning. A friend of mine calls it a truth serum and not without cause. You might find yourself spilling your life story like we do.

At one of my favorite places in Florence, the historic Caffè Rivoire, I had a Negroni related moment recently.

On my last visit there, waiting for my luscious cappuccino to be made to order, I noticed this sign below, claiming that the Negroni cocktail was invented here.

Below is the rough translation.

Now I had always thought, if and when I even thought about it, that the Negroni was invented in Venice, but maybe that was the Bellini. Probably was.

So after reading the sign in the Rivoire, I looked up the history of the Negroni and found this: