The AMERICANO
The cocktail was first served in creator Gaspare Campari's bar, Caffè Campari in Milan, in the 1860s, an American man, who was under the impression that Campari was a long drink, ordered it, hated it, and said it would be better served iced and fizzy. He ordered a Campari and soda which became too bitter; after a few iterations he and the esteemed bartender decided on Vermouth as the perfect blend. It is the direct descendant of the "Milano-Torino" which consisted of Campari, the bitter liqueur from Milan (Milano) and Punt e Mes, the vermouth from Turin (Torino) but lacked soda water. This drink was itself a descendant of the "Torino-Milano", a concoction consisting of equal parts Campari and Amaro Cora.
In Popular Culture
It is the first drink ordered by James Bond in the first novel in Ian Fleming's series, Casino Royale. In From Russia With Love, Bond drinks "two excellent Americanos" in Rome during his flight to Istanbul. In the short story "From a View to a Kill", Bond chooses an Americano as an appropriate drink for a mere café; suggesting that "in cafés you have to drink the least offensive of the musical comedy drinks that go with them." Bond always stipulates Perrier, for, in his opinion, expensive soda water was the cheapest way to improve a poor drink. In The Tourist, Elise and Fred each had an Americano (or two) before their fancy dinner at a Venetian restaurant, and resumed drinking that post-dinner back in their hotel room. In The Talented Mr. Ripley, Tom and Dickie drink americanos on the Via Veneto in Rome.
AMERICANO INGREDIENTS
CAMPAR & SWEET VERMOUTH
The AMERICANO
Recipe :
1.5 ounces Campari
1.5 ounces Sweet Vermouth
Ice
Club Soda
Twist of a Lemon Peel
Fill a Rocks Glass fulle with Ice Cubes.
Add the Campari & Sweet Vermouth
Add a splash of Club Soda and Lemon Twist on Top
Enjoy !
POSITANO The AMALFI COAST
AMERICANO'S - NEGRONI'S
APEROL SPRITZ'S - PIZZA PASTA
ITALIAN FOOD & TRAVEL
"The NEGRONI"
CLASSIC NEGRONI COCKTAIL
A Negroni is a cocktail made with equal parts gin, sweet vermouth, and Campari, and is often served on the rocks or straight up. It's typically garnished with an orange slice or peel and is considered an apéritif.
The most popular story is that Count Camillo Negroni asked his bartender, Fosco Scarselli, to make his favorite cocktail, the Americano, stronger by replacing the soda water with gin. Scarselli also garnished the drink with an orange slice instead of the traditional lemon slice. The Negroni family then founded the Negroni Distillery in Treviso, Italy to produce a ready-made version of the drink called Antico Negroni.
The NEGRONI COCTAIL INGREDIENS
1 ounce CAMPARI
1 ounce SWEET VERMOUTH
1 ounce GIN
ICE
1 Orange Slice
How to Make It : Fill a Rocks Glass with Ice.
Add the Campari, Gin, & Sweet Vermouth.
Mix. Add an Orange Slice, and Serve.
Enjoy !!!
