Milano-Torino
Two ingredients, one clean line between bitter and sweet: Campari and sweet vermouth in glorious balance.
Ingredients
- Campari45 ml
- Sweet vermouth, Vermouth di Torino, ideally45 ml
- Orange, to garnish (optional)1 wedge
Method
- Fill a rocks glass with plenty of fresh ice.
- Pour the Campari and sweet vermouth straight over the ice.
- Stir with a bar spoon for 10–15 seconds, until the drink is cold and lightly diluted.
- Garnish with an orange wedge or slice and, if you like, express a little oil from the peel over the drink.
- Serve at once.
About this drink
The Milano-Torino was born in 1860s Milan at Gaspare Campari's café, where its two namesake ingredients, Campari from Milan and sweet vermouth from Turin, first met in a glass. The drink is the ancestor of both the Americano and the Negroni, and its simplicity is still its greatest strength. Add soda water and it becomes an Americano, but in its pure form it is more spirituous and direct.
