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Americano

Classic · Aperitivo · Campari · Vermouth · Low Abv · Bitter · Spritz · Italian

AperitifClassicGlass: Highball GlassDifficulty: Easy
An Americano cocktail in a highball glass over ice with an orange slice and lemon twist on a marble bar.

Ingredients

  • • 1.5 oz Campari
  • • 1.5 oz sweet vermouth
  • • 2-3 oz chilled soda water

Flavor Profile

STRENGTH3/10
SWEETNESS3/10
TARTNESS2/10
BITTERNESS7/10
AROMA7/10
TEXTURE4/10
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Did you know?

"The Americano evolved from the Milano–Torino, a 19th-century mix of Campari from Milan and sweet vermouth from Turin served without soda. Topping the drink with soda water became popular with visiting Americans, which most historians point to as the origin of the name. David Wondrich notes the drink’s presence in early 20th-century bar manuals and travel writing in Imbibe!. Campari company histories and Italian aperitivo writing trace the Americano as a direct ancestor of the Negroni."

Sources:Campari company histories; Wondrich, Imbibe!; Italian aperitivo histories

Instructions

  1. 11
  2. 2Fill a highball glass with fresh ice
  3. 32
  4. 4Add Campari and sweet vermouth to the glass
  5. 53
  6. 6Top with chilled soda water
  7. 74
  8. 8Give a brief gentle stir to combine
  9. 95
  10. 10Garnish with an orange slice and lemon twist and serve