Americano
Ingredients :
1 ½ oz (45 ml) bitter liqueur (red Aperitivo style)
1 ½ oz (45 ml) red vermouth
2 oz (60 ml) sparkling water
Slice of lemon and green olive (to garnish)
Preparation :
Put all the ingredients in a tall glass, except the sparkling water.
Fill with ice and mix with a spoon until your fingers become very cold.
Top up with sparkling water.
Decorate with a slice of lemon and a green olive.
About our Americano
The Americano would first have been known as Milano-Torino and would have been created by Gaspare Campari at the end of 1860, taking inspiration from the two cities where the ingredients come from: Milan for the Campari and Turin for the red vermouth. Probably due to its great popularity with Americans during Prohibition, the cocktail changed its name around 1930. It is the ancestor of the popular Negroni and one of the best aperitifs possible when made with vermouth stored in the refrigerator. or freshly opened.