A traditional negroni wasn’t going to cut it at The Bamboo Room, the Tiki bar at Sorry Charlie’s Oyster Bar in Savannah, Ga. Instead, Tiki favorite Plantation Old Fashioned Traditional Dark Rum is swapped in for the gin, while sherry takes over for the vermouth, and it’s all finished with a bit of allspice dram. It’s funky, rich, and packs an oomph with a high ABV content.

Over a century ago, Count Camillo Negroni walked into Florence’s Café Casoni, asked that his usual Campari and vermouth be finished with gin instead of soda (he must have been having a particularly rough day), and a legendary cocktail was born. Once relatively unknown to most Americans, the drink has enjoyed a renaissance in recent years, driven by America’s newfound penchant for bitter drinks. The cocktail has become so common that it has spawned offshoot trends on drink menus, including white negronis, mezcal negronis and the negroni sbagliato craze. Here we look at some of the most unique negroni builds on menus today, showcasing how a simple three-ingredient cocktail can be the foundation for endless flavor play.