Highball · 1860s
Americano
Campari, sweet vermouth and soda. The drink the Negroni was invented to strengthen.
Specification
| Campari | 30 ml |
| Sweet vermouth | 30 ml |
| Soda water | to top, ~90 ml |
| Orange slice | 1 |
Method
- 01Fill a highball glass to the top with ice.
- 02Add Campari and sweet vermouth.
- 03Top with cold soda and stir once from the bottom.
- 04Garnish with a fat orange slice.
Where it comes from
Gaspare Campari served it in his Milan bar as the Milano-Torino, after the homes of its two ingredients. It picked up the name Americano in the early 1900s, most likely from the American visitors who kept ordering it.
If you change one thing: At around 7% ABV this is a genuine aperitivo you can drink two of before dinner. Add 30 ml of gin and you have a Negroni instead.