The American cocktail is the best known and most consumed Italian drink during aperitif time as well as its preparation!
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INGREDIENTS
- 30 ml bitter Campari
- 30-40 ml Vermouth rosso
- Top Soda or sparkling water
- Gasket: Slice of orange and lemon zest
- ICE: cubes
TOOLS REQUIRED
- GLASS: tumbler basso
- Barspoon (bar spoon)
- Jigger (bar measuring cup)
- Chopping board
- Knife
- By patate
PREPARATION OF THE DRINK
To make an American cocktail, start by filling a low tumbler or similar glass filled with ice. Cool the glass by turning the ice inside with a barspoon.
Eliminate the excess water created and start pouring the Campari bitter and red vermouth. Lastly, pour the soda, that being gassed should not be worked too much.
At this point, lightly stir the drink so that the soda mixes with the other ingredients and proceed with the garnish! For the garnish you can use a simple potato peeler to get the peel of a lemon.
In addition to this, cut an orange slice that will always be inserted inside the glass. With the lemon peel it is essential to flavor the drink.
Just press on the ends in order to bend it, you will see oils come out. Try it on your palm, you will feel an incredible lemon aroma.
The drink is ready, salute!
HISTORICAL NOTES ON AMERICAN COCKTAIL
The stories that can be found on the birth of the American are different. I think everyone here has tasted it at least once. The American it's a drink 100% made in Italy consumed as an aperitif par excellence that is born in second half of the nineteenth century. Some argue that this drink is the evolution of Mi-To or Milan Turin, a mixture composed of equal parts of red vermouth and bitter campari.
In fact, it is said that the addition of soda took place later to satisfy the tastes of Americans visiting Italy. In America at the same time there were two great discoveries in the field of mixing and they were ice and soda. precisely for this the Americans, being already accustomed to a certain type of consumption, in Italy they had this particular request.
This is why it is said that they were asking for a Milano Torino in the american way, which then translated into what we now know as the American. But this is only one version. We can find a second one in which it is said that the name of the cocktail was given in memory of an Italian boxer. In fact, competing in the United States and taking home the victory was recognized as the American.
CONCLUSION AMERICAN COCKTAIL
This cocktail is ideal for an aperitif. The orange and bitter taste makes it excellent before meals with a sweet finish thanks to the presence of vermouth.
I hope you enjoyed this first recipe! Here I leave you some links that take you back to Amazon in case you decide to buy equipment to make your cocktail truly professional.
AMERICAN COCKTAIL VIDEO RECIPE
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