Name: Milano Torino (Mi-To) Cocktail
Total time: 2 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 45 ml Red bitter liqueur; 45 ml Rosso/sweet vermouth

Milano Torino (Mi-To) Cocktail
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Photographed in an Everest Rocks Glass 12oz / 355ml

Ingredients:
1 ¹⁄₂ oz	Strucchi Red Bitter (Campari-style liqueur)
1 ¹⁄₂ oz	Strucchi Rosso Vermouth

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How to make:

Select and pre-chill an Old-fashioned glass.
Prepare garnish of orange slice or wedge.
STIR all ingredients with ice.
STRAIN into ice-filled glass (preferably a large cube or chunk of block ice).
Garnish with orange slice or wedge.

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Rosso/rouge/sweet vermouth (di Torino) - Sulphur Dioxide/Sulphites

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

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Review:

The drink that led to both the Negroni and the Americano. Pause and enjoy its simplicity before progressing.

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AKA: Mi-To

History:

Created at Milan's Caffè Camparino in the 1860's, the Milano-Torino is named after its original ingredients: Campari is from Milan (Milano in Italian) and sweet vermouth traditionally comes from Turin (Torino in Italian). It is said that later soda water was added to the Milano-Torino to create the Americano. The Milano-Torino also morphed into the Negroni with gin added.

Nutrition:

One serving of Milano Torino (Mi-To) Cocktail contains 175 calories

Alcohol content:

1 standard drinks
16.14% alc./vol. (16.14° proof)
14.5 grams of pure alcohol

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John CARR

19th November 2024 at 13:10

Such a beautiful combination, and highlighting the quality of the ingredients beautifully. I tried Select and Cocchi VdT on this occasion. And then, funnily enough, felt like adding a splash of gin 🧐. Something tells me I’ve encountered this before 🤓

John CARR

19th November 2024 at 13:24

Repeating with Campari: there’s a reason why this is a classic. Just brilliant. Heavily iced and with a generous slab of orange, there’s magic here. Just add gin or soda 😉

Matheus Martins

22nd September 2024 at 12:23

Despite being simple, it is a complex cocktail on the palate due to the intensity of the campari added to the quality of the Vermouth. Conveys elegance, sophisticated flavor.

26th July 2024 at 17:53

Made this with what I had to hand: Select and Mancino Rosso - a Vene-Asti if you will. Went down like silk - sweet and smooth from the Mancino; lightly spiced from the Select.

Add in two lime quarters and they cut through the richness but left a touch of a sharpness at the back of the throat - so better no garnish

Richard Christmas

15th July 2024 at 17:35

Inspired by your version of the Queen Mother, I have taken to adding 10 ml. of brown rum, which seems to work rather well.

Hunter Newsome

24th December 2023 at 15:05

Despite the 8/10 dry/sour rating (which I assume also includes bitter/intense, as this drink certainly is), it's somewhat too sweet to my palate, though that sweetness is not unwelcome 100% of the time (pair it with some good espresso or black coffee). I tried it with a vermouth amaro (Cocchi Teatro) in place of the vermouth and an orange twist for garnish and that rounded it out a bit more.

John Pickelbelly

7th October 2023 at 19:43

As someone who owns an Alfa Romeo Mito and loves Campari, this seemed like an obvious drink to try. I won't condone drinking and driving, but enjoyed separately both are exquisite.

Jack Snyder

16th April 2022 at 00:42

I use Drillaud's sweet vermouth. This brand makes an excellent cocktail, and on especially hot days, I add a squirt of fresh orange juice and a generous peel

Adam M

17th August 2021 at 08:50

Made this with Punt e Mes as the sweet vermouth and Aperol as the liquor, very very tasty

Gaston Barreto

18th April 2021 at 04:07

Great cocktail for everytime in the day! Cheers!

Rithwik Hari

30th December 2020 at 02:01

A classic!

I’m trying to finish up my open vermouth before attempting Dry January, and made a variant of this with Amaro Montenegro instead of Campari that was also lovely; less bitter than the original, with the complexity of the vermouth really shining through to complement the floral notes form the Montenegro. I’ll call it the Bologna - Torino (Bo-To) for now :)