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Campari, sweet vermouth and sparkling water: the Italian aperitif before the Negroni, light and bitter.

Ingredients

  • 4 cl Campari
  • 4 cl sweet vermouth
  • 6 cl sparkling water
  • 1 slice orange
  • 1 piece lemon
  • fill the glass ice cubes

Method

  1. Fill a highball or old fashioned glass with ice cubes.
  2. Pour in the Campari then the sweet vermouth.
  3. Top with very cold sparkling water poured down the inside of the glass.
  4. Stir just once, gently.
  5. Slip the orange half-slice into the glass.
  6. Serve with a bar spoon to stir between sips.

Nutrition

Per serving

Energy
174.5 kcal
Protein
1.25 g
Carbohydrate
23.55 g
Fat
0.31 g
Fibre
4.34 g
Calcium
45.84 mg
Iron
0.38 mg
Magnesium
17 mg
Indicative, non-medical nutrition estimate; values depend on brands, actual weights, and whether ingredients are raw or cooked.