Waterfront

Difford’s Guide
Discerning Drinkers (19 ratings)

Serve in a Collins glass

Ingredients:
2 oz Fernet Branca liqueur
1 oz Brancamenta
12 oz Lime juice (freshly squeezed)
2 12 oz Thomas Henry Ginger Beer
× 1 1 serving
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Garnish: Lime wedge on rim & mint sprigs bouquet

How to make:

POUR all ingredients into glass and then fill with ice.

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Strength 7/10
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Sweet to sour 8/10

Review:

Noted for being the cocktail that packs the most Fernet, this is a brilliant brunch pick-me-up or a refreshing and revitalising digestive.

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Variant:

Hard Start

History:

Adapted from a recipe created in 2008 by Damon Boelte for the opening menu of Prime Meats steakhouse and cocktail bar in Brooklyn, New York City (now shuttered).

Nutrition:

One serving of Waterfront contains 295 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 2.1 standard drinks
  • 16.36% alc./vol. (16.36° proof)
  • 29.5 grams of pure alcohol

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lindee horman’s Avatar lindee horman
12th June 2023 at 02:06
Really delicious and refreshing, I love the pairing of the bitter with the mint and ginger. Fernet is a recent discovery for me.