Roman Coke

Name: Roman Coke
Yield: Serves 1
Ingredients: 3/4 ounce (20 ml) cheap grappa; Dash of Fernet Branca; Ice; Chinotto to top up

January 24, 2012

We like to plow through these heady drinks with a stack of cheap Genoese salamis. Chinotto, for anyone who hasn’t sipped the bittersweet nonalcoholic soda, looks like Coca-Cola but is made from a citrus fruit grown primarily in central and southern Italy and some secret herbs. Serve in a highball glass.

Recipe information

Yield
Serves 1

Ingredients

3/4 ounce (20 ml) cheap grappa

Dash of Fernet Branca

Ice

Chinotto to top up

Preparation

Pour the grappa and Fernet Branca over ice. Stir and top up with the chinotto.

Cookbook cover of The Art of Living According to Joe Beef: A Cookbook of Sorts by Frédéric Morin, David McMillan, and Meredith Erickson.

Reprinted with permission from The Art of Living According to Joe Beef by Frédéric Morin, David McMillan & Meredith Erickson, copyright © 2011. Published by Ten Speed Press, a division of Random House, Inc.

TagsCocktail Alcohol Beverages Grappa Quick Easy 5 Ingredients or Fewer Cookbooks

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