A forerunner of the Negroni, the Americano was originally called the Milano-Torino (Campari from Milan. Vermouth from Turin), the Americano was introduced in the 1860’s by Gaspare Campari at his bar. The libation gained popularity with Americans in Italy after the first World War. However, the most famous fan of the Americano was James Bond who ordered the drink early in the first of Fleming’s novels. Some same that is the origin of the name change while others credit the moniker to the drink’s bitter taste.
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“Visionary entrepreneur, passionate about finance, speed, sailing and automobiles, Benjamin de Rothschild was also a nature and wine enthusiast, heavily invested in French and foreign wine estates,” memorialized the Group.
A Neat Pour investigation revealed donations to 27 objecting Congressmen and three objecting Senators from Bacardi, Beam-Suntory, Brown-Forman, Diageo, Pernod Ricard, and/or the Sazerac Company totaling at least $146,918 over a five year period.
This week, the ISS crew packed the case into a SpaceX Cargo Dragon capsule and sealed the hatch. On Wednesday (1.13) evening, the capsule (and wine!) are scheduled to splash down in the Gulf of Mexico.