| 1 | oz | Fernet Branca |
| 1 | oz | Sweet vermouth, Carpano Antica Formula |
| 1⁄4 | oz | Lemon juice |
| 3⁄4 | oz | Simple syrup |
| pn | Salt | |
| 2 | wdg | Lemon |
| 6 | lf | Mint |
Instructions
Muddle lemon wedges with mint, salt and simple. Shake. Strain. Rocks glass over crushed ice. Garnish with ample mint.
Notes
If no Carpano use Punt y mes or a full oz of Angostura.
From other users
- Very good, bitter and fresh, well balanced
- Nice low ABV drink. I'm not a fan of Fernet Branca but this worked out swell.
- Very unique and fairly complex. The fernet is very subdued in a great way.
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4 Comments
Has anyone actually made
Submitted by Dan on
Has anyone actually made this? It looks like a heck of a lot of simple syrup, given the piddly amount of lemon and the other two sweet ingredients. Seems like it would be toothache sweet.
Give it a try. I love Fernet
Submitted by Sandy De Almeida on
Give it a try. I love Fernet Branca and this was one of my favorite drinks on my last visit to Dram.
Dan, The muddled lemon ought
Submitted by Zachary Pearson on
Dan,
The muddled lemon ought to give the 1/4 oz lemon juice a bit of lift, I'd think.
Zachary
2 wedges of lemon is often 1
Submitted by yarm on
2 wedges of lemon is often 1/3 of a lemon or around 1/2 oz juice (sometimes lemons are cut into 1/8th). 1/2 + 1/4 = 3/4 oz which will balance the simple syrup. Fernet is low sugar and does need sweetness to make it more palatable and that can come from the sweet vermouth. It is a rather balanced drink. Also, my Mint Julep recipe uses a 1/2 oz of simple syrup only balanced by Bourbon and dilution.