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| Type | Cocktail |
|---|---|
| Ingredients |
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| Standard drinkware | Highball or Rocks glass |
| Standard garnish | Orange wedge |
| Served | Over ice |
| Preparation | Fill glass with ice cubes. Add the Campari and orange juice (optional: Stir to combine. Garnish.) |
The Garibaldi is an Italian aperitivo cocktail made with Campari and freshly squeezed orange juice, typically served over ice. The drink is named after Giuseppe Garibaldi, the 19th-century Italian general associated with the movement toward Italian unification.
Popularized circa 1960 [1] , the Garibaldi was included in the list of IBA official cocktails [2] in 1986 [3] , 1993 [4] and after being removed for a few decades was re-added to the list of Contemporary classics in 2024. [5] [6] Named after Italian hero Giuseppe Garibaldi, the cocktail's ingredients are said to symbolically evoke the unification of Italy with Campari from the northern city of Milan evoking the north and/or Garibaldi's Redshirts, and the oranges from the southern island of Sicily evoke the south and/or the landing spot of the Redshirt in the Campaign of 1860, making the cocktail a symbolic pairing of the two. [7]
Modern trade website recommend that the orange juice be freshly pressed and some recommend increasing the frothiness by blending it. [8] [9] [10] [11]
