Americano Cocktail Recipe
A classic Italian aperitivo cocktail featuring equal parts Campari and sweet vermouth topped with soda water. It is bittersweet, refreshing, and low in alcohol, created in the 1860s in Milan and considered the direct predecessor to the Negroni.
Make This
- Base
- Campari
- Glass
- Highball glass
- Difficulty
- Medium
- Time
- 3 minutes
- Strength
- Light
- Flavor
- Bitter
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 oz Campari
- 1 1/2 oz Sweet Vermouth
- to top Soda Water
Instructions
- Fill a highball or old fashioned glass with ice cubes.
- Pour in the Campari and sweet vermouth.
- Top with chilled soda water and stir gently to combine.