# Americano

> Americano, the IBA official recipe: 30 ml Campari, 30 ml sweet vermouth and a splash of soda water. Built in the glass and served on the rocks, garnished with half orange slice and a lemon zest.

Campari and sweet vermouth stretched with soda: the lighter, older parent of the Negroni, born in 1860s Milan.

- IBA category: [IBA: The Unforgettables](https://jigger-5rd.pages.dev/unforgettables/index.md)
- Main spirit: [Liqueur & amaro cocktails](https://jigger-5rd.pages.dev/liqueur-cocktails/index.md)
- Method: Built (built straight in the glass)
- Glass: Old fashioned glass
- Served: On the rocks
- Strength: about 11.9% ABV once diluted by ice, about 0.7 standard drinks (14 g of alcohol each)
- Volume: 90 ml (3 oz) before ice, about 103 ml in the glass
- Taste: Bitter, Sweet, Sparkling

## Ingredients

Amounts are for one drink. Ounces use 30 ml to the ounce.

- 30 ml (1 oz) [Campari](https://jigger-5rd.pages.dev/ingredients/campari/index.md)
- 30 ml (1 oz) [Sweet vermouth](https://jigger-5rd.pages.dev/ingredients/sweet-vermouth/index.md)
- Splash [Soda water](https://jigger-5rd.pages.dev/ingredients/soda-water/index.md)

## Method

1. Mix the ingredients directly in an old fashioned glass filled with ice cubes.
2. Add a splash of Soda Water.
3. Stir gently.

## Garnish

Half orange slice and a lemon zest.

## One ingredient away

Drinks on the list that differ from the Americano by a single ingredient.

- [Boulevardier](https://jigger-5rd.pages.dev/cocktails/boulevardier/index.md): bourbon instead of soda water
- [Negroni](https://jigger-5rd.pages.dev/cocktails/negroni/index.md): gin instead of soda water

## Source

- Recipe as specified by the International Bartenders Association: https://iba-world.com/iba-cocktail/americano/
- IBA video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jICPm1fc72E
- Strength is an estimate that allows for dilution from ice; brands vary.

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