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Americano(アメリカーノ)

Americano served in a highball glass
アメリカーノ · 1860Highball · Built

Campari, vermouth, soda — Italy's eternal aperitivo hour.

01Recipe

Recommended recipe

House spec — an editorial spec drawing on the sourced versions below.

Ingredients and measures
IngredientMeasure
Campari30 ml
Sweet red vermouth30 ml
Soda Wateroptional

Total volume (pre-dilution)

  1. 01

    Mix the ingredients directly in an old fashioned glass filled with ice cubes.

  2. 02

    Add a splash of Soda Water.

  3. 03

    Stir gently.

Garnish — Garnish with half orange slice and a lemon zest.

02Taste profile

Sweetness
70Strong
Sourness*
0Faint
Bitterness
85Intense
Fruitiness
60Strong
Herbal*
46Moderate
Alcohol
85Intense
Crisp
25Light

Independent editorial scores, 0–100. *Estimated from the ingredient list — a profile sketch, not a verdict.

03History

Gaspare Campari served the Milano-Torino — Campari from Milan meeting vermouth from Turin — at his bar from the 1860s. Soda water turned it into the Americano, named for the American travelers who kept ordering it.

Ian Fleming put it in Bond's hand before the martini ever appeared. It remains the aperitivo that asks nothing and forgives everything.

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Origin contested — the entry keeps verified record and received legend distinct.

Sources — IBA Official Cocktails · Campari — Milano

04Recipe versions

Each version is shown exactly as recorded in its source — unverified claims are flagged.

Total volume (pre-dilution)
  • IBA Official Cocktails

    IBA Official Cocktails

    International Bartenders Association · iba-web-current · Official

    • 30 ml Bitter Campari
    • 30 ml Sweet Red Vermouth
    • A splash of Soda Water

    Mix the ingredients directly in an old fashioned glass filled with ice cubes. Add a splash of Soda Water. Stir gently. — Garnish with half orange slice and a lemon zest.

  • Campari — Milano

    Campari — Milano

    Gaspare Campari era · 1860 · Brand · unverified

    • ½ Campari
    • ½ sweet vermouth
    • Soda splash

    Build over ice; orange slice.

    The Milano-Torino before the soda became permanent.

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05Variations

06The map

Ingredients

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