Americano (cocktail)
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| IBA Official Cocktail | |
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| Type | Mixed drink |
| Primary alcohol by volume | |
| Served | On the rocks; poured over ice |
| Standard garnish | half an orange slice, lemon peel |
| Standard drinkware |
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| IBA specified ingredients† | |
| 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". It is the first drink ordered by James Bond in the first novel in Ian Fleming's series, Casino Royale. In the short story "From a View to a Kill" Bond chooses an Americano as an appropriate drink for a mere cafe; suggesting that "in cafes you have to drink the least offensive of the musical comedy drinks that go with them."[1]. Bond always stipulates Perrier, for in his opinion expensive soda water was the cheapest way to improve a poor drink.
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[edit] Standard mix
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]
[edit] See also
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[edit] References
- ^ Fleming, Ian. "From a View to a Kill" The Complete James Bond Short StoriesNew York, 2004.
