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Americano

Aperitivo/aperitif · Classic/vintage · Hall of Fame and must know/try

4.2 509 ratings

Ingredients

1 1/2 oz Red bitter liqueur
1 1/2 oz Rosso/sweet vermouth
2 1/2 oz Soda water

How to make

Serve in a collins glass

Prepare

  1. 1 Select and pre-chill a COLLINS GLASS.
  2. 2 Prepare garnish of orange slice wheel.

Method

  1. 3 POUR all ingredients into ice-filled glass.
  2. 4 Briefly STIR.

Garnish

  1. 5 Garnish with orange slice wheel.

Flavour profile

8.8% alc./vol. · 1 standard drink · 176 calories

History

Lightly effervescent, bittersweet, long and refreshing.

The name "Americano," meaning "American-style" in Italian, references the drink's origins. Italian vermouth producers, observing the trend of American cocktails being vermouth-based with bitters, began marketing vermouths with added bitters as "vermouth Americano." Italian bars then created their own versions by adding various bittersweet liqueurs, such as Fernet Branca, to vermouth. Some also added soda, transforming the drink into a long drink. Later, the popularity of the Milano Torino led to red bitter liqueurs, like Campari, being favored over amari in an Americano. Ferruccio Mazzon's 1920 book Il Barista – Guida del Barman, described as a "collection of American and International Recipes," includes two "Americano" recipes: one for a single serving and another for "Americano (grandi quantità)" (large quantities). Both demonstrate the Americano's roots as vermouth enhanced by bitters, or bitter liqueurs and other flavorings like "5 drops of cognac". Americano In a large glass, put: 3 pieces of ice 1 glass of Marsala of Vermouth Torino 1 teaspoon of Bitter F.R.M. 5 drops of Cognac 4 drops of Angostura Stir and pour, as for cocktails, into the same glass, squeezing the usual lemon peel. Americano (large quantities) 20 liters of Vermouth 1/2 liter of Cognac and 1/2 liter of Syrup 1 liter of water 1/4 liter of Bitter 1/8 liter of Lemon tincture 1/8 liter of Orange tincture Pass and bottle.

Created by Gaspare Campari