Fernandito
Highballs & Fizzes · Fernet-Branca
- Strength
- 10.4%
- Std. drinks
- 1.10
- Calories
- 170
- Sugar
- 14.9 g
- 1¾ ozFernet-Branca50 ml
- Top withCola≈ 4 oz
The ratio · 1 : 2½
Highlighted: not in the Spritz.
Head to head
Fernandito and Spritz side by side: what changes in the recipe, the balance, the strength and the calories.
The difference, by the numbers
They have no ingredient in common: the Fernandito has Fernet-Branca and cola, the Spritz sparkling wine, Aperol and soda water. In parts, a Fernandito is 1 Fernet and 2½ cola; a Spritz is 3 bubbles, 2 Aperol and 1 soda. By volume, the Fernandito is 71% mixer and juice and 29% fortified wine and bitter; the Spritz is 67% mixer and juice and 33% fortified wine and bitter. Different bottles, similar balance: that makes them close cousins on the ratio map.
The Fernandito is the stronger drink in the glass (10.4% ABV against 8.9%) and holds more alcohol (1.10 standard drinks against 0.98). The Fernandito has more calories (about 170 against 154) and more sugar (14.9 g against 13.7 g). Both are built; the Fernandito is served in a rocks glass, the Spritz in a wine glass.
Highballs & Fizzes · Fernet-Branca
The ratio · 1 : 2½
Highlighted: not in the Spritz.
Negronis & Spritzes · Sparkling wine
The ratio · 3 : 2 : 1
Highlighted: not in the Fernandito.
Each drink sits nearer the corners it has more of: spirit, vermouth and bitter, citrus, mixer, syrup or liqueur. The gray dots are the other classics. Explore the full ratio map.