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Americano

Americano

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Campari, vermouth, soda. Where the Negroni began.

ClassicBittersweetRefreshingAperitivo
3 minEasyLight

Bittersweet and refreshing. Campari leads with bitter orange and herbs, sweet vermouth softens the edge, and soda lengthens it into an easy, low-proof aperitivo.

Ingredients

  • 1 oz Campari
  • 1 oz Sweet Vermouth
  • Soda Water to top
  • Orange slice · optional garnish

Method

  1. 1

    Build the Campari and sweet vermouth over ice in a highball glass.

  2. 2

    Top with soda water and stir gently to combine.

  3. 3

    Garnish with an orange slice.

The Story

The Americano dates to the 1860s in Gaspare Campari's Milan bar, where it was first known as the "Milano-Torino" for its two components — Campari from Milan and sweet vermouth from Turin. It picked up its current name during the early 1900s, reputedly for the American tourists who took a liking to it. Its real claim to fame came in 1919, when Count Camillo Negroni asked for his to be fortified with gin instead of soda — and the Negroni was born.

Glass · Highball glassGarnish · Orange slice

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