Then we were given the chance to make five cocktails: a margarita, sidecar, Manhattan, Negroni and two kinds of daiquiris.

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Had the Negroni not been in the running, the Mojito, with its clumps of mint and chilly sweetness, would have won handily.

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Making a negroni is pretty easy, although chances are that you will have to go out and buy at least one of the three ingredients.

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Nonetheless, there are no cocktail committee bylaws prohibiting campaigning on the part of special interest groups, and the Negroni has been legitimately crowned the most delightful warm-weather drink, with 30% of the votes.

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Concrete clad and perennially crowded, Bondi's well-trodden stretch of sand presents a broad slice of modern Sydney life, from the weather-beaten lap swimmers at the Icebergs sea pool, to the Negroni-swilling regulars at North Bondi Italian.

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