Sputnek
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Sputnek
Serve in a Coupe glass
| 1 1⁄2 oz | Ketel One Vodka |
| 1⁄2 oz | Fernet Branca liqueur |
| 1⁄2 oz | Lemon juice (freshly squeezed) |
| 1⁄3 oz | Monin Pure Cane Syrup (65.0°brix, equivalent to 2:1 rich syrup) |
| 6 drop | Saline solution 4:1 (20g sea salt to 80g water) |
How to make:
- Select and pre-chill a Coupe glass.
- Prepare garnish of lemon zest twist.
- SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
- FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
- EXPRESS lemon zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.
Strength & taste guide:
No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Review:
Bittersweet and sweet 'n' sour, the Sputnek is a cleansing appetite sharper or digestivo.
History:
Adapted from a recipe in Stanley M. Jones' 1977 Jones' Complete Barguide).
(The) SPUTNEK
Stanley M. Jones, Jones' Complete Barguide, 1977
Cocktail Glass
Shake/Blend
½ oz Fernet Branca
1-½oz vodka
½ tsp sugar
½ oz lemon(or lime) juice
Nutrition:
One serving of Sputnek contains 166 calories
Alcohol content:
- 1.3 standard drinks
- 20.59% alc./vol. (20.59° proof)
- 17.5 grams of pure alcohol
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