Americano

A bittersweet Italian aperitivo of equal parts Campari and sweet vermouth, lengthened with a splash of soda water over ice — bracing and citrus-bitter, but light enough to drink before a meal. It descends from the Milano-Torino served at Gaspare Campari's Milanese café in the 1860s, earning its name when American patrons took to topping the bitter blend with soda. It later became the template for the Negroni, where gin replaces the fizz.