Americano Recipe
Campari and sweet vermouth lengthened with soda — bitter, gentle and the perfect low-strength aperitivo.
- Category: The Unforgettables
- Glass: Highball glass
- ABV: 10%
- Difficulty: Easy
Ingredients
- Campari30 ml
- Sweet red vermouth30 ml
- Soda water60 ml
How to Make It
- Fill a highball glass with ice.
- Pour in the Campari and sweet vermouth.
- Top with a splash of soda water and stir briefly.
- Garnish with a half orange slice and a lemon twist.
Garnish
Half orange slice and a lemon twist
The Story
An Italian aperitivo born from the Milano-Torino, said to have been renamed after the American drinkers who favoured it; adding gin instead of soda gives the Negroni.
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