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Americano Branco (Ferroviario)

Name: Americano Branco (Ferroviario)
Total time: 3 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 25 ml Fernet liqueur; 37.5 ml Rosso/sweet vermouth; 67.5 ml Soda water

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Measurements in:

Serves:

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Ingredients
⁵⁄₆ fl oz	Fernet Branca liqueur
1 ¹⁄₄ fl oz	Strucchi Rosso Vermouth
2 ¹⁄₄ fl oz	Thomas Henry Soda Water

How to make

Glassware

Serve in a Highball (max 10oz/300ml)

Prepare

Select and pre-chill a HIGHBALL (MAX 10OZ/300ML) GLASS.
Prepare garnish of lemon zest twist.

Method

POUR ingredients into ice-filled glass.
Briefly STIR.

Garnish

EXPRESS lemon zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

Flavour Profile

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

One serving of Americano Branco (Ferroviario) contains 113 calories

Alcohol content:

0.9 standard drinks
9.54% alc./vol. (19.08° proof)
12.4 grams of pure alcohol

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Rosso/rouge/sweet vermouth (di Torino) — Sulphur Dioxide/Sulphites

History

In Italy this is called an Americano Branco and it is under this name that it features in Elvezio Grassi's 1936 book Mille Misture. Although an Italian aperitivo, it is perhaps more popular in Argentina, particularly the cantinas and cafés of Buenos Aires where it is called a Ferroviario or sometimes a "Fernet con Cinzano".

Americano Branca (Aperitivo).
Pour into an aperitif glass:
20% Fernet Branca
30% Vermouth Rosso Torino
50% Fresh Seltzer
Serve with lemon peel.
Elvezio Grassi, Mille Misture, 1936 (translated from Italian)

Review

A bittersweet, cleansing and revitalising digestivo.

AKA: Fernet con Cinzano

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Comments & Discussion

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Philip Cook Premium Member 6w

Shouldn't it be stirred, or have the ice put into the glass after pouring the ingredients in?

Simon Difford Verified User Premium Member 6w

Thanks, Philip. I've added an instruction to stir.

James Brooke Premium Member 1y

I'm confused. Is this considered to be an aperitivo, or a digestivo, or both?

Simon Difford Verified User Premium Member 1y

I consider it both an aperitivo and digestivo.