# Bitter Intentions

Bobby Heugel turns Campari into the base of a bracing Collins-Americano hybrid, with lemon, syrup, soda, and a fragrant sweet-vermouth float.

Strength: 11% ABV before dilution

## Ingredients

- 45 ml [Soda water](https://stirred.fyi/ingredients/soda-water.md) — Use cold, freshly opened soda water.
- 60 ml [Campari](https://stirred.fyi/ingredients/campari.md)
- 22.5 ml [Fresh lemon juice](https://stirred.fyi/ingredients/fresh-lemon-juice.md)
- 22.5 ml [Simple syrup](https://stirred.fyi/ingredients/simple-syrup.md)
- 30 ml [Sweet vermouth](https://stirred.fyi/ingredients/sweet-vermouth.md) — Keep the opened bottle refrigerated and use it fresh.

## Glassware

Collins glass

## Garnish

- Orange slice — Use one thin fresh slice.

## Method

1. Pour the soda water into a chilled Collins glass.
2. Shake the Campari, lemon juice, and syrup with cubed ice until thoroughly chilled, then strain over the soda.
3. Fill with cracked ice and float the sweet vermouth over the top.

## Related drinks

- [Rome With a View](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/rome-with-a-view.md): Campari and dry vermouth move from Americano territory into a lime sour before rich syrup and soda turn the whole thing into a low-proof Collins.
- [Americano](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/americano.md): A bittersweet aperitif balancing Campari and sweet vermouth with sparkling soda.
- [Enzoni](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/enzoni.md): A bittersweet gin sour that folds muddled green grapes into the structure of a Negroni.
- [Boulevardier](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/boulevardier.md): A whiskey-driven bittersweet classic with Campari and sweet vermouth.
- [Negroni](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/negroni.md): A gin-led union of Campari and sweet vermouth.
- [Love & Murder](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/love-and-murder.md): Equal Campari, green alpine liqueur, and lime form an audacious bitter sour, with syrup and four saline drops making the apparent collision cohere.
- [Gin Fizz](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/gin-fizz.md): A brisk gin and lemon highball lengthened with lively soda.
- [Right Hand](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/right-hand.md): Aged rum takes bourbon's place beside Campari, sweet vermouth, and mole bitters in Michael McIlroy's warmer, orange-scented companion to the Left Hand.

## References

- Canonical page: https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/bitter-intentions
- Photograph: https://stirred.fyi/assets/cocktails/bitter-intentions-3a068d8d.webp
- Recipe source: https://punchdrink.com/recipes/bitter-intentions-2/