Cocktail · Italy
Americano
Build an Italian Americano with Campari, sweet vermouth and soda, including exact oz and ml measurements and a bright lemon twist.
- Yield
- 1 cocktail
- Prep time
- 5 minutes
- Glassware
- Highball glass
- Base
- Campari
Ingredients
- 1 oz (30 ml) Campari
- 1 oz (30 ml) sweet vermouth
- 2 oz (60 ml) soda water
Garnish
Lemon twist
How to make it
- 1Chill a highball glass and measure each ingredient.
- 2Add Campari, sweet vermouth and soda water to the highball glass, putting any sparkling ingredient in last.
- 3Add ice and stir gently three times to combine without flattening bubbles.
- 4Finish with lemon twist and serve immediately.
The story behind Americano
The Americano grew from Italy’s nineteenth-century Milano-Torino aperitivo and gained its current name through visiting American drinkers. Campari and vermouth make it unmistakably Italian, while soda keeps it easygoing.