
Americano
2 shared ingredients · also Other / Non-spirit
🥃 Serve in: Coupe Glass
Two pours of sherry meet sweet vermouth here, with just a trace of Campari added for bitter edge -- a stirred aperitif that predates the Martini. Lower in alcohol than most spirit-forward cocktails, it's built for sipping before a meal rather than after. That sherry gives it a nutty, slightly saline complexity that vermouth-and-gin drinkers may not expect. A quiet classic that's seen a real revival as sherry cocktails have come back into fashion.
Stir all ingredients with ice and strain into a chilled coupe. Express an orange zest twist over the drink and discard, then garnish with a skewered olive.