The Americano is a cocktail which is served with- Campari, sweet vermouth, and club soda. The cocktail was first served in creator Gaspare Campari's bar, Caffè 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 café; suggesting that "in cafés 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.
[edit] Standard mix
Pour over ice into an old fashioned glass.
[edit] Cocktail IBA
In the latest version IBA, lemon peel is deleted from the recipe.
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- ^ Fleming, Ian. "From a View to a Kill" in The Complete James Bond Short Stories. New York, 2004.
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