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As we know, the Americano begat the Negroni when the bartender replaced the soda water in the drink with gin for Count Cammillo Negroni. 

Then supposedly another bartender mistakenly poured prosecco into a Negroni instead of gin, and the Negroni Sbagliato was born. 

(Image courtesy of Campari.)

I think if that happened to me (though I can't imagine how I'd confuse gin with sparkling wine) I would still name the drink the Deluxe Americano (or its Italian equivalent) as it seems more true to that recipe than to the Negroni.

But I don't make the cocktail naming rules, yet.

Anyway, I write about the Negroni Sbagliato in my latest post for Fine Cooking.  Go get some.