The recipe
- 1 ozCampari30 ml
- 1 ozSweet vermouth30 ml
- A splashSoda water≈ 1 oz
How to make it
- 1Fill a rocks glass with ice.
- 2Pour in the Campari and vermouth.
- 3Add a splash of soda and stir gently.
Garnish: Half an orange slice and lemon peel.
The ratio
1 : 1 : 1
In parts, an Americano is 1 Campari, 1 vermouth and 1 soda. Change one part and you have a cousin; the closest are below.
Built the same way
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- Enzoni — Gin shaken with muddled white grapes, lemon and a little Campari: a fruity, gently bitter sour served over a big cube.
- Garibaldi — Campari and fresh orange juice over ice. Bittersweet, juicy and light.
- Rome with a View — Campari and dry vermouth shaken with lime and sugar, then lengthened with soda: a sour, low-alcohol Americano.
- Spritz — Prosecco and Aperol with a splash of soda over ice. Bittersweet, bubbly and light.