Campari (Italian Campari) is an Italian herb and fruit liqueur with a pronounced bitter taste. The recipe and ingredients of this bitter, which appeared back in 1861, are still kept secret by the creators. According to various estimates, it contains from 40 to 68 herbs, spices and fruits.
Campari has a specific bitter pungent taste with citrus, woody and earthy notes. This liqueur is included in the top 20 of the best liqueurs in the world and is used to create many cocktails. The most famous of them are: Garibaldi or Campari orange, negroni, americano, spritz.
Garibaldi is the classic and most popular Campari-based cocktail, invented in the 60s of the XIX century and since then has won worldwide fame. It can be found on the menu of any good bar or restaurant anywhere in the world, and it only takes a few minutes to prepare. You will need 50 ml campari, 100 ml orange juice, lemon wedge, and ice cubes. Just throw ice cubes into a tall glass (highball), pour in liqueur with juice and garnish with a lemon wedge. Garibaldi is ready.
Americano is a cocktail, according to one version, created by Gaspar Campari himself. According to another legend, it was invented by the famous writer Ernest Hemingway. To prepare it, you need 50 ml of campari and sweet red vermouth, as well as an arbitrary amount of soda water (to taste). Pour the booze into a glass, top up with soda and garnish with a lemon wedge.
Negroni is a cocktail invented in 1919 in Florence. It got its name thanks to Count Negroni, who ordered an Americano cocktail at the bar and asked to add gin to it instead of soda. For this invigorating shake, you will need 30 ml each of Campari, Gin and Red Vermouth. Take a tumbler (aka a rock - a wide low glass) and fill it with ice cubes to the brim, pour in the drinks and stir everything with a bar false. Decorate the glass with an orange slice.
Spritz is a low alcohol cocktail, usually used as an aperitif. According to one version, he was born in the middle of the 19th century, according to another, during the First World War. In both cases, the appearance of the spritz is due to the military, who mixed wine with mineral water. Ingredients: 40 ml campari, 40 ml galliano, 10 ml soda water, 100 ml prosecco (Italian dry sparkling wine), as well as oranges, lemons and ice to taste. Combine the ingredients in a highball and garnish with lemon and orange wedges.
