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James Bond drank his Americano cocktails with Perrier too! Madonna expressed herself in a song. WeвЂ™re not alone with our preference for Perrier. Second, club soda isnвЂ™t readily available in Lisbon where we live.

First, Perrier is our preferred sparkling water and itвЂ™s what we typically drink at home. We use Perrier to craft our cocktails for two reasons. Adding more soda will create a less potent potable. You can add as much or as little as you like. Next, top the glass with either club soda or sparkling water. While we top our Americanos with Perrier, you can use your preferred club soda or sparkling water. We used five medium ice cubes in our drink but one jumbo ice cube would work well too. Once you pour the two liquors, youвЂ™ll want to add ice to the glass and gently stir. Unlike other drinks imbibed by James Bond, the classic Americano is stirred and not shaken. There is no need to use a mixing glass or shaker for this recipe вЂ“ an ideal situation for lazy mixologists who would rather drink from glasses than wash them.Д¬lick here to buy a pair of Riedel old fashioned glasses on Amazon. YouвЂ™ll want to pour each liquor into a lowball glass immediately after you measure it. We recommend drinking CaffГЁ Americanos in the morning and Americano cocktails in the afternoon and evening. The Milano-Torino has just two ingredients вЂ“ herbaceous Campari from Milan and sweet Punt e Mes vermouth from Turin.

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But did you know that the Americano cocktail history predates FlemingвЂ™s series by almost a century?ДЄccording to cocktail lore, the Americano was born in the 1860s when Gaspare Campari (yes, that Campari) added soda water to a Milano-Torino cocktail at his bar in Milan. ItвЂ™s the very first drink that James Bond drinks in Casino Royale and it also appears in From Russia with Love and A View to a Kill.

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YouвЂ™re surely familiar with the Americano cocktail if youвЂ™re a movie buff or an Ian Fleming fan.

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But we didnвЂ™t tell the full story of the drink which has inspired a myriad of aperitivosвЂ¦ History of the Americano We channeled Italian history when we drank this Americano cocktail at our home in Portugal. We already spilled the beans when we described the Americano as a Negroni without gin. If youвЂ™re luckier, youвЂ™ll get an Americano drink crafted with Campari and sweet vermouth instead. If youвЂ™re lucky, you could soon be sipping a CaffГЁ Americano made with espresso and hot water. Negroni, Mojito, Moscow Mule, Gin & Tonic, Dark and Stormy, Daiquiri, Margarita, Spritz, Hugo, Old Fashioned, Manhattan.Ordering an Americano in Italy can go two different ways. Other great cocktails to try as an aperitif

The bitter undertone, tempered by soda and sweetened by sweet vermouth, makes the Americano the perfect cocktail for an aperitif: it goes along with every finger food, Chinese food, smoked meat, salmon canapes, brisket, tortillas, sweet and sour seitan, and grilled tuna and vegetables. We said вЂњgarnish,вЂќ but the orange slice is an essential ingredient, so donвЂ™t forget it.

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How to prepare a perfect Americano cocktailДЇill the glass with ice and pour the bitter and sweet vermouth.Д¬omplete with a splash of soda, stir gently, and garnish with a slice of orange and lemon peel. Ingredients for making the Americano cocktail The name Americano comes from the fact it was a cocktail particularly loved by American ex-pats. Its birth can be traced back to the second half of 1800, in the bar of Gaspare Campari. The Milano Torino cocktail was the first incarnation of an Americano without soda and ice. In these two cities, the bitter Campari and vermouth were born. But this simplicity has such a special unique flavor that never ceases to amaze the palate, thanks to the bitter and refreshing taste that glides elegantly on your tongue.Дespite the name, all the ingredients and the cocktail itself are proudly Italian, and, not surprisingly, the cocktail is also known by the name of Milan-Turin. The recipe is simple, minimal, and stunningly beautiful: bitter and sweet vermouth (the red one) and a splash of soda.

The Americano is one of the most famous and appreciated pre-dinner cocktails globally, the aperitif par excellence.