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Highball · Aperitivo · Autumn
Fernandito
Fernet-Branca and cola over plenty of ice. Bitter, herbal and medicinal — Argentina drinks it by the litre.
- Base
- Fernet
- Glass
- Highball glass
- Method
- Build
- Strength
- 9.21% ABV
Ingredients
Servings
- 50 mlFernet Branca
- fill upCola
How to make
Technique
Build · 10–15sBuilding straight in the glass keeps it simple and preserves any fizz.
- Pour the Fernet Branca into a double old fashioned glass with ice, fill the glass up with Cola.
- Gently stir.
Serve
Glass
Highball glassAlso fine: Collins glass, Tall tumbler
Garnish
None
Taste & nutrition
9.21%ABV
141kcal
0.41Drinks
StrengthLight
Sweet to dryOff-dry
Estimated from ingredient amounts and assumed ABVs — not a lab measurement.
Good to know
- Add the fizzy mixer last so it keeps its bubbles.
History
Year1970s
PlaceCórdoba, Argentina
Created byAttributed to Oscar “el Negro” Becerra
In Argentina, Fernet-and-cola is as everyday as a gin and tonic in England, and the Fernandito is its name. The pairing is most closely tied to Córdoba province, where a bartender called Oscar "el Negro" Becerra is said to have popularised it in the 1970s. The bitter, medicinal Fernet Branca meets sweet cola over plenty of ice. A joint Branca-Coca-Cola campaign in the 1990s pushed it nationwide.
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