Make a beeline to Queenstown and treat yourself to a masterfully-mixed Negroni.

If your tipple of choice is gin-based, orange in colour and typically enjoyed in a short, crystal glass – we suggest you read on.

From June 4th until June 10th, our favourite southern belle, QT Queenstown, will be raising a glass in celebration of Negroni Week and counting down to the ultimate Negroni Showdown. Throughout the week, QT's own Reds Bar will showcase their tailor-made Negroni menu, with all proceeds going to the Starlight Foundation. 

Negroni Week launched in 2013 as a celebration of one of the world’s favourite classic cocktails, all while raising money for charities around the world. This one-of-a-kind celebration has since grown to include more than 7,700 venues worldwide, collectively raising close to $1.5 million for charitable causes.

"We’re stoked to be a part of Negroni Week again this year," says QT's food and beverage director, Josh Smith-Thirkell. "It’s a great way to show appreciation for the Negroni, a cocktail that has stood the test of time and our cause. The Negroni is a QT favourite and an acquired taste – so we’re hoping to entice the unfamiliar with the signature and modern mixes.”

Cocktail-lovers will be invited to warm up with Reds’ Classic Negroni, available for $12. For the ambitious, sip and savour your way through the adventurous Negroni Menu, with each cocktail priced at $15.

To cap-off a spectacular week dedicated to the classic cocktail, The Negroni Showdown harnesses a little healthy competition and calls on the replete of Queenstown's finest bartenders to show off their creative concoctions.

Negroni Week
Monday, June 4th – Sunday, June 10th
Level 6,
Reds Bar,
QT Queenstown,
30 Brunswick Street,
Queenstown. 

The Negroni Showdown
From 7pm, Sunday, June 10th
Level 6,
Reds Bar,
QT Queenstown,
30 Brunswick Street,
Queenstown.

To learn more about Negroni Week at QT Queenstown, see their website right here.