Ingredients

  • 1½ ozfernet branca
  • 1 ozlime juice
  • 1 dashangostura bitters
  • 4 ozginger beer
  • 🍋Lime wheel(garnish)

🔧 Tools

jiggerhighball glassbar spoon

Instructions

  1. Fill a highball glass with cubed ice.
  2. Add Fernet-Branca and fresh lime juice.
  3. Add a dash of Angostura bitters.
  4. Top with ginger beer and gently stir to combine.
  5. Garnish with a lime wheel.

📜 History

The Fernet Buck was created at Deep Ellum, a bar in Allston, Boston, some time before 2019. It applies the classic Buck template — spirit, citrus, ginger beer — to Fernet-Branca, producing a drink that tames the bitter Italian amaro with bright lime and spicy ginger carbonation. The result caught on in craft cocktail circles as a more accessible introduction to Fernet than the traditional neat pour.

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