Americano cocktail in a rocks glass, garnished with orange slice and lemon peel

Americano recipe

Name: Americano
Prep time: 3 min
Total time: 3 min
Yield: 1 cocktail
Cuisine: IBA official cocktail
Ingredients: 30 ml (1 oz) Campari; 30 ml (1 oz) Sweet vermouth; top up, about 60 ml Soda water

IBA officialBuiltRocks glassCubed ice9% ABV120 kcal

The Americano is a built cocktail from Italy, made with Campari, sweet vermouth and soda water, served in a rocks glass over ice. It is bitter and sparkling. It is an official IBA cocktail, in The Unforgettables.

Strength: about 9.2% ABV in the glass, roughly 10 g of alcohol and about 120 calories per drink (an estimate; brands, sugar and dilution vary).

Gaspare Campari’s Milano-Torino, lengthened with soda and renamed for the American visitors who loved it. The ancestor of the Negroni.

Americano ingredients

Campari	30 ml (1 oz)
Sweet vermouth	30 ml (1 oz)
Soda water	top up, about 60 ml

Measures for one serve. Open the drink in Bar Bible to scale it to a batch or switch to ounces.

How to make an Americano

Fill a rocks glass with ice.
Pour the ingredients in order, topping last.
Lift once gently with a barspoon.
Garnish with an orange slice and lemon peel.

Glass: Rocks glass
Ice: Cubed
Garnish: Orange slice and lemon peel

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Americano: quick answers

How strong is a Americano?: About 9.2% alcohol once the ice has melted in, roughly 10 g of alcohol per drink. That is an estimate: brands and dilution vary.
How many calories are in a Americano?: About 120 calories per drink, from the alcohol and the ingredients. An estimate: brands and the amount of sugar change it. Compare every drink in the cocktail calorie chart.
What glass is a Americano served in?: A rocks glass, over ice cubes.
How many ingredients does a Americano have?: 3 in total: Campari, sweet vermouth and soda water. Simple enough to make at home.