Americano Bianco was created for our Bring the Bright cocktail challenge in August 2026 by Toronto drinks professional Kyle Smith (@w.kyle.smith). Pale and bright like a glass of white wine, this take on the Americano combines Altamura vodka, dry vermouth, green plum cheong and a few drops of olive brine, topped with tonic. Kyle explains, “Americano Bianco explores brightness through three expressions of fruit: grape fermented into dry vermouth, green plum preserved with sugar as cheong, and olive preserved in brine. Altamura Vodka brings durum wheat and cereal character to the centre, while tonic provides the crisp bitterness and carbonation of an Americano. The result is pale and bright like a glass of white wine, but with the bittersweet, refreshing structure of the Italian classic.”