Contemporary Cocktails · Aperitifs & Digestifs
Fernandito
Argentina's national highball: minty-bitter amaro softened by cola.
- Base spirit
- Aperitivo
- Origin
- Córdoba, Argentina
- Period
- 1980s
Ingredients
IBA official specification
- Fernet-Branca50 ml
- Cola150 ml
- Glass
- Highball
- Ice
- Ice cubes
- Garnish
- None
- Technique
- Built
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Prep time
- 2 min
Method
- 01
Fill a highball with ice.
- 02
Pour the base ingredients over the ice.
- 03
Top up and stir gently once.
- 04
Pour slowly to control the foam.
Tasting Notes
- Aroma
- Mint, myrrh, cola spice
- Finish
- Bitter and herbal
- Character
- Bold bitter highball
Tasting scores are MIXY editorial assessments.
History & Background
Fernet arrived in Argentina with Italian immigrants; mixing it with cola became a mass phenomenon in Córdoba from the 1980s and it is now the country's favorite bar order.
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