Americano
Ingredients
1 oz Campari
1 oz red Vermouth
Top Soda
Method
Pour all the ingredients into a glass filled with ice. Garnish with a slice of orange. Campari recommends Cinzano Rosso.
Best glass: highball
Notes: The famous Americano was invented in Milan, where it was known as Milano-Torino – a reference to its two main ingredients It was renamed Americano after the American tourists who were fond of the drink during prohibition.
Negroni
Ingredients
¾ oz of Campari
¾ oz Red Vermouth
3/4 oz gin
Method
Pour all the ingredients into a tumbler with some ice. Garnish with a slice of orange. Campari recommends Cinzano Rosso.
Best glass: rock glass
Negroni Sbagliato
A variant that is loved even by devotees of the classic Negroni. Ideal for anyone who likes a bit of -fizz' but does not want to forgo a strong and characterful flavour.
Ingredients
1 oz of Campari
1 oz Red Vermouth
Top Pinot Chardonnay
Method
Pour all the ingredients into a tumbler with some ice. Garnish with a slice of orange. Campari recommends Cinzano Rosso and Cinzano Pinot Chardonnay.
Best glass: highball
Notes: The Negroni Sbagliato, a variant of the classic Negroni, is now as well known as the original. The difference is that gin is replaced by sparkling wine. Lighter than the original, it was invented in Milan's historic -Bar Basso'.
Shaken Campari
Ingredients
2 oz Campari
Ice
Method
Shake the Campari and pour it into a cocktail glass, preferably a pre-chilled one.
Best glass: cocktail glass
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