Americano (cocktail)

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This drink is designated as an IBA Official Cocktail
Americano
Type:	Mixed drink
Primary alcohol by volume:	Campari
Served:	"On the rocks"; poured over ice
Standard garnish:	half an orange slice, lemon peel
Standard drinkware:	Collins glass
IBA specified ingredients^†:	3cl (one part) Campari 3cl (one part) sweet vermouth Dash of club soda
Preparation:	Shake well together, then pour over ice into glass. Garnish and serve.
^†Americano recipe at International Bartenders Association

The Americano is a cocktail composed of Campari, sweet vermouth, and club soda. The cocktail was first served in creator Gaspare Campari's bar, Cafe Campari, in the 1860s. It was originally known as the "Milano-Torino" because of its ingredients: Campari, the bitter liqueur, is from Milan and Cinzano, the vermouth, is from Turin (Torino). In the early 1900s, the Italians noticed a surge of Americans who enjoyed the cocktail. As a compliment to the Americans, the cocktail later became known as the "Americano".

[edit] Standard mix

1/2 Sweet Vermouth
1/2 Campari
splash of club soda
Garnish: orange slice

Pour over ice into a collins glass.

[edit] Variants

From 1967 onward Mr. Rodolphe, the bartender at the Georges V Hotel in Paris, substituted Lillet Rouge for the Sweet Vermouth and garnished it with an orange twist.^{[citation needed]}