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Hey, I'm Jocelyn, and this is my dear friend Sandra, and today we're going to make an old Italian cocktail
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Yes, we are. It's quite old. It was invented in Milan in the 1860s, believe it or not
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But it does get mentioned in, I guess, the 1960s, maybe 50s, in E. Fleming's Casino Royale
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Yeah, why not? I think James Bond made this reappear for a while there
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This is, by the way, the Americano. Oh, we should have said that. It's nice to know each other. Okay. So I'm putting in a Campari in
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an ounce and a half. And part of why it's called Americano, at least lore says that it's because
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American tourists to Milan drank it all the time and really loved it. And there are a couple new
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versions of this and different takes on it. So we'll go over those in another video. And so this
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This is red vermouth, not interchangeable with white vermouth. Sweet. And you're doing equal parts, right? Yes. Okay
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Do another half ounce. My glass is a little tall. I'm going to do another half ounce of each
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So we're using a Collins glass. You can also use a highball glass
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We just happen to have a Collins, so we're going to make this two ounces each
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I think the whole idea though really with an Americano is that it be equal parts right Yes So it can be 3 and three four and four Four and four Dang Okay So if you doing four and four I think that you have a problem or should share
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You should share. Then we're just going to top this off with some club soda
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Nice bit of bubble on top. So that's something I, when we were living in Europe, we drank lots and
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lots of agua congas, right? The bubble water. Club soda became such a staple
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in my life and so many drinks, especially if you're like in Europe, top things
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with club soda, it's kind of nice and refreshing too. We're going to garnish with
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Jocelyn likes a wheel. I prefer to cut this in half and drop the halves in, but
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because this is simply Jocelyn, not simply Sandra, we're going to do it her way
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Thanks very much. Are you making fun of me? Never. I'm not making fun of this drink because it is awesome
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It is such, it's a deep drink. Like that Campari is like, it's a really bitter orange
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But the sweet vermouth just smooths it right out. It really does
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It makes it nice and easy. It's kind of gulpable. So don't do the four and four unless you're making it for friends
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Right? So I think this is a great drink. And I love that we're bringing you like that history back into our cocktails again
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So, all right. Cheers
