Milan, 1800.The story of the Americano dates back to the second half of the 1800s in Gaspare Campari’s bar in Milan. The nickname “Americano” was born when Primo Carnera, a giant Italian boxer, became world heavyweight champion at New York. When Carnera returned to Italy with the title, he was greeted with this very Italian cocktail which, for the occasion, was called “Americano”.
