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Garibaldi

Campari and freshly squeezed orange juice — absurdly simple, strikingly beautiful, and a masterclass in what freshness does to a drink.

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Ingredients

  • 2 oz Campari
  • 4 oz freshly squeezed orange juice (very foamy from a centrifugal juicer if possible)
  • Orange slice, to garnish

Instructions

  1. 1Fill a highball glass with ice.
  2. 2Add Campari.
  3. 3Top with freshly squeezed orange juice (the foam is important — don't stir) and garnish with an orange slice.

Origin & Story

Italy, 19th century

Named after General Giuseppe Garibaldi — whose red-shirted soldiers unified Italy, inspiring the cocktail's Campari-red color — the Garibaldi has been a Roman aperitivo staple for generations. It was virtually unknown outside Italy until bartender Naren Young featured it at Dante in New York City around 2015, where the key insight (fluffy, freshly juiced orange over ice with Campari) sparked a global revival that made it one of the defining low-effort, high-reward cocktails of the craft era.