The Americano is a classic cocktail that was created in the 1860s at Gaspare Campari’s bar in Milan, Italy. The original recipe was called the Milano Torino, and it combined ingredients from both Italian cities—Campari from Milan and sweet vermouth from Turin—before it was eventually lengthened with soda water and became the version we now know as the Americano. Its name translates to “American style,” and it became known as such because expats especially enjoyed drinking them during Prohibition.
Fill a highball glass with cubed ice.
Add Campari and sweet vermouth to highball glass.
Top with soda water.
Using a bar spoon, stir for 3-5 seconds.
Garnish with orange wedge.