Essential · 5 minutes with chilled ingredients · Serves 1
Fernet Cola Float — Essential
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The Fernandito becomes a glass dessert: cream ice cream over fernet and cola, with foam and a change from bitter to creamy.
The Essential version uses store-bought products and a direct method. Documentary formula for a first trial, with no physical tasting; sweetness of the cola and chosen products determines the final adjustment.
Special equipment: Jigger, ice and chilled glassware
Ingredients
Mix and service
- 35 ml Fernet, 39% ABV.
- 110 ml Very cold regular cola.
- 40 g Store-bought cream ice cream.
- Potable ice: two medium ice cubes.
Method
Mix and service
- Chill a wide glass of at least 350 ml. Weigh 40 g store-bought ice cream or use a measured scoop; keep it in the freezer until the last moment.
- Pour 35 ml fernet over two medium cubes in the chilled glass. Add 110 ml cola slowly, leaving at least one-third of the glass empty. Add ice cream immediately before serving: foam may rise at once. Do not stir. Nominal liquid sum is 145 ml; serving ice dilutes it later and is not included in initial volume.
The serve
Serve immediately in a chilled wide glass with two medium ice cubes and ice cream floating on the drink; provide a long spoon. The first spoonful combines ice cream and foam; then sip the fernet and cola as cream blends in. Add no garnish: brown and white contrast and foam are the presentation.
Key points
- Keep cola very cold and add slowly to retain fizz.
- Measure fernet and modifiers; do not top up by eye to a fixed volume.
- Taste immediately and after some ice melt; adjust one variable per trial.
- The formula remains NOT TESTED until actual preparation and tasting are recorded.
Notes
- Approximate theoretical strength 9,4% ABV with 39% fernet, before ice melt and before mixing in the ice cream. This is not a measurement; brand and dilution change the result. Ice cream contains dairy: serve immediately, keep frozen until added and discard cocktail leftovers. Do not store the mixed drink for another day.