Classic Cocktails · Aperitifs & Digestifs · Low-ABV Cocktails
Americano
The light, bittersweet ancestor of the Negroni and the perfect early-evening aperitivo.
- Base spirit
- Aperitivo
- Origin
- Milan, Italy
- Period
- 1860s
- Creator
- Gaspare Campari
Ingredients
IBA official specification
- Campari30 ml
- Sweet red vermouth30 ml
- Soda watertop up
- Glass
- Highball
- Ice
- Ice cubes
- Garnish
- Orange slice and lemon zest
- Technique
- Built
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Prep time
- 2 min
Method
- 01
Fill a highball with ice.
- 02
Pour the base ingredients over the ice.
- 03
Top up and stir gently once.
- 04
Garnish with an orange slice and lemon zest.
Tasting Notes
- Aroma
- Bitter orange, herbs
- Finish
- Dry and bitter
- Character
- Light bittersweet aperitivo
Tasting scores are MIXY editorial assessments.
History & Background
Born in Gaspare Campari's Milan bar in the 1860s as the 'Milano-Torino' — Campari from Milan, vermouth from Turin. Adding soda and its popularity with American visitors gave it its later name.
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