A bottle of Campari

Campari is an alcoholic aperitif obtained from the infusion of bitter herbs, aromatic plants and fruit in alcohol and water. It is a type of bitters. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 182 × 598 pixelsFull resolution (335 × 1100 pixel, file size: 280 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Please see the file description page for further information. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 182 × 598 pixelsFull resolution (335 × 1100 pixel, file size: 280 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Please see the file description page for further information. ... Alternate meaning: Aperitif (record label) An ap ritif is an alcoholic drink usually enjoyed as an appetiser before a large meal. ... bitter An antique (probably 1880s) bitters bottle from Germany that sold for $1240. ...

The history of Campari began in Novara, Italy in 1860, with the invention of the original recipe by Gaspare Campari that is still in use today. The recipe incorporates over 60 ingredients and is kept confidential to this day. However, it is known that the colour comes from cochineal dye. One of the main ingredients is bark from Cascarilla trees that grow in the Bahamas. In 1904, Campari's first production plant was opened in Sesto San Giovanni and the company began to export the brand overseas. The Campari brand is now distributed in over 190 countries. Campari ostensibly caters to the discriminating adult taste. Novara is a city of Piedmont, in North-west Italy, to the west of Milan. ... 1860 is the leap year starting on Sunday. ... Gaspare Campari was born in 1828 in the small town of Castelnuovo, the province of Lombardy, before Italy was unified. ... Binomial name Dactylopius coccus Costa, 1835 Synonyms Coccus cacti Linnaeus, 1758 Pseudococcus cacti Burmeister, 1839 Cochineal is the name of both crimson or carmine dye and the cochineal insect (Dactylopius coccus), a scale insect in the suborder Sternorrhyncha, from which the dye is derived. ... Diversity About 1200 species Species Some species: Croton acronychioides Croton alabamensis Croton argyratus Croton aridus Croton arnhemicus Croton californicus Croton ciliato-glandsulosus Croton cortesianus Croton coryi - Corys croton Croton corymbulosus - encilla, manzanilla Croton craco Croton crassifolius Croton dioicus - grassland croton Croton dissectistipulatus Croton draco Croton echinocarpus Croton eleuteria...

In the Italian market, Campari mixed with carbonated water is sold in individual bottles as Campari Soda (10% alcohol by volume). Campari Soda is packaged in a distinctive bottle that was designed in the 1930s by Fortunato Depero. It was first created in 1932. Effervescence from soda. ... Fortunato Depero (March 30, 1892 - November 29, 1960) was an Italian futurist painter, writer, sculptor and graphic designer. ...

Campari is an essential ingredient in the classic Negroni cocktail. Wikibooks Bartending has more about this subject: Negroni The Negroni is a cocktail made with gin. ...

In popular culture

Campari was William Holden's favorite drink and he made sure his Mount Kenya Safari Club in Nanyuki, Kenya was always well stocked. William Holden (April 17, 1918 – ca. ... Nanyuki is a market town in central Kenya, lying north west of Mount Kenya. ...

The aperitif appeared as the drink of choice of Steve Zissou (Bill Murray) in The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, while Sadie Shelton (Bette Midler) ordered a Campari and soda in Big Business. The drink was also featured in the music video for Christina Aguilera's song "Candyman". William James Bill Murray (b. ... The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou is Wes Andersons fourth feature length film and was released in the U.S. on December 25, 2004. ... Bette Midler (born December 1, 1945) is an American singer, actress, and comedian, also known to her fans as The Divine Miss M. She is named after the actress Bette Davis although Davis pronounced her first name in two syllables, and Midler uses one. ... Big Business is a 1988 comedy film starring Lily Tomlin and Bette Midler. ... Christina María Aguilera, born December 18, 1980, is an American pop singer and songwriter. ... Candyman is a pop song written by Christina Aguilera and Linda Perry for Aguileras third studio album Back to Basics (2006). ...

James Bond also favored a couple of drinks containing Campari: Negroni and Americano. Flemings image of James Bond; commissioned to aid the Daily Express comic strip artists. ... Wikibooks Bartending has more about this subject: Negroni The Negroni is a cocktail made with gin. ... The Americano is a cocktail composed of Campari, sweet vermouth, and club soda. ...

The Day of the Jackal (1973) has the assassin (Edward Fox) and the gun maker drinking Campari as they discuss whether it will be a head shot or not. The Day of the Jackal is a 1973 film set in the early 1960s based on a novel of the same name by Frederick Forsyth. ... Edward Charles Morrice Fox, OBE (born 13 April 1937) is an English stage, film and television actor. ...

John Updike's Pulitzer Prize winning Rabbit at Rest (1990) features Campari; Janice Angtrom's anesthetic of choice in the Floridian locale. John Hoyer Updike (born March 18, 1932 in Shillington, Pennsylvania) is an American writer. ... The Pulitzer Prize is an American award regarded as the highest national honor in print journalism, literary achievements, and musical composition. ... Rabbit At Rest is a novel by John Updike. ... Anesthesia (AE), also anaesthesia (BE), is the process of blocking the perception of pain and other sensations. ...

A 1983 Campari advertisement in Hustler Magazine regarding Jerry Falwell's "first time," subjected Hustler owner Larry Flynt to suit for libel and defamation. Larry Flynt Hustler Club on West 52nd Street in New York Hustler is a monthly pornographic magazine aimed at men and published in the United States. ... This article is about Jerry Falwell, Sr. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... In English and American law, and systems based on them, libel and slander are two forms of defamation (or defamation of character), which is the tort or delict of making a false statement of fact that injures someones reputation. ... In English and American law, and systems based on them, libel and slander are two forms of defamation (or defamation of character), which is the tort or delict of making a false statement of fact that injures someones reputation. ...

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