- 30mL Campari
- 30mL sweet vermouth
Serve over ice in a old fashioned glass and garnish with an orange wedge or peel.
It’s so delightfully simple. The Milano-Torino or “Mi-To” for short. Equal measures of Campari and sweet red vermouth. It’s a negroni without the gin, or a boulevardier without the whisky, or a sbagliato without the sparkling wine… well, you get the idea. At the core of all of these is a measure of Campari and a measure of sweet vermouth.
It hits all of the fundamental measures of a cocktail. Both ingredients have alcohol. Campari brings the bitter. Vermouth with the sweetness. Served over ice, you’ve got the water. There it is! Alcohol, bitter, sugar, water.
You don’t need anything fancy to pull it off, either. You can build it right in the glass with no fancy mixing glasses or cocktail shakers necessary. Pour in each, add ice, give it a quick stir. And you have something ready to sip on.
It’s also the kind of thing you can sip on all day and not get too trashed. Both the Campari and the sweet vermouth come in at the lower end of the ABV scale. And as such, this makes for a very nice session-strength drink. You can lengthen the drink further still! Add some soda water, and you’ve turned it into an americano! Great for sipping on a hot and humid day.
The cocktail dates back to the 1860s in Italy, and the origins of its ingredients give it it’s name. Campari from Milano, and sweet Vermouth di Torino come together to give this drink it’s fancy sounding name, and it’s fancy flavors. Nothing too clever, but it doesn’t need to be. It’s easy to make at home, and easy to sip on all day.