The story behind the Negroni Sbagliato (which means “mistaken” in Italian) began in 1972 in “Bar Basso” a bar in Milan, in which the bartender, Mirko Stocchetto, accidentally used spumante, sparkling wine instead of gin in a customer’s Negroni. Of course, the customer sent the cocktail back, and after tasting it for himself, Stocchetto then realised that he had made a wonderful discovery. The Negroni Sbagliato arose from this “mistake”.