The American Cocktail is a cocktail with Campari, red vermouth and soda, so it is a drink made with typically Italian ingredients, being a variant of the well-known Negroni. The latter differs from the American because it contains a greater volume of alcohol due to the gin.
Italy began to treat certain characteristic products of its land very well, and thus drinks such as vermouth from Turin or bitter from Milan, known to all as Campari, were born. It was Gaspare Campari who is said to have first created the cocktail at “Cafe Campari” in Milan in the 1860s. The mix of both drinks with a little soda was first called Milano-Torino because Campari was from Milan and vermouth from Turin, these being its main ingredients. At the time it was renamed the Americano in homage to the American tourists who visited Italy at the beginning of the last century and showed a special predilection for this cocktail.
recipe information
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- Preparation time: 5 minutes
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- total time: 5 minutes
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- rations: 1
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- Category: drink
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- type of cuisine: Italian
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- calories: 240 kcal per glass
Ingredients for the Americano for 1 person
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- Ice
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- 50ml Campari
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- 50ml sweet vermouth
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- 1 shot of soda
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- 1 slice of orange
Necessary utensils:
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- Vermouth or old fashioned type glass
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- stirring spoon
How to make the American cocktail
The glass that we will use is the 22 cl glass of vermouth or an old fashioned glass of those that are served in the most traditional wineries and in vermouth bars, because it will allow us to pour the right amount of vermouth. It is also the ideal size to add a cube and an olive or orange twist. Add the ice to our glass.
We add the red vermouth.
Then we add the Campari in equal parts.
Gently stir the mixture.
The final blow will be given with soda or sparkling water until the glass is full.
Decorate with a slice of orange and/or an orange twist.
Easy preparation summary
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- Pour the ice into the glass
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- Add the Campari
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- Add the red vermouth
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- Fill with soda or sparkling water until the glass is full
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- Garnish with an orange slice and an orange twist.
