Name: Fernet and Soda
Prep time: 2 min
Total time: 2 min
Yield: 1 cocktail
Cuisine: Cocktails
Ingredients: 1 ½ oz Fernet-Branca; 4 oz soda water

A digestif highball that has become a beloved post-meal ritual in Argentina, where Fernet-Branca is consumed per capita more than anywhere else outside Italy. The intensely herbal, menthol-forward spirit and soda water create a refreshing and deeply bitter long drink.

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highball glass

Fernet-Branca

soda water

mint

lime wedge

Fernet and Soda

Cocktails with pronounced herbal or botanical character from mint, basil, sage, thyme, rosemary, Chartreuse, or herbal liqueurs. Herbal notes feel green, fresh, and aromatic.

Herbal

Cocktails with a pronounced bitter backbone, typically from amari, Campari, gentian, or bitters. Bitter drinks stimulate the appetite and pair especially well with other bold flavors.

Bitter

Cocktails designed to cool and revive — light, bright, and often long. Refreshing drinks shine in summer and warm weather.

Refreshing

Cocktails served after a meal to aid digestion, usually featuring amaro, brandy, or similarly rich spirits.

Fernet and Soda

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