Finnish Long Drink Recipe

Refresh your mind and body with today’s Finnish long drink recipe. What is the best way to taste a long drink? Make the homemade long drink recipe. This recipe is inspired by the Finnish concept, not the recreation of the canned cocktail. 

Here’s what a Finnish long drink is? Finnish long drink is a drink with a combination of gin and grapefruit soda. Usually, this drink is a highball cocktail served in Finland. You can use grapefruit soda or other flavours as desired. This drink is now available in the US. 

However, this drink is a good source of calories, carbohydrates, protein, potassium, sodium, calcium, and iron. To calculate the nutritional information, you should estimate the nutritional information of the primary ingredients used in your drinks recipe. Let’s learn how to prepare a Finnish long drink. 

Finnish Long Drink Recipe

Recipe by Lindsay G. Cabral

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Cuisine: AmericanDifficulty: Easy

Servings

1

servings

Prep time

3

minutes

Cooking time

0

minutes

Calories

180

kcal

Total time

3

minutes

This refreshing Finnish Long Drink recipe combines gin and grapefruit soda for a cool, zesty, and slightly sweet cocktail. Perfect for hot summer days, this easy-to-make drink is sure to be a hit with friends and family.

Ingredients

• 2 tbsp Blue Curacao syrup

• 2 tbsp Cocktail (Blue and green) 

• 1 tbsp Finnish Long Drink 

• Ice

• 2 tbsp Lime juice

• Mint leaves

• Salt

• Tools

• 1 high ball serving glass

• Measuring spoon
  

• Spoon

• Straw

how to make Finnish Long Drink

• Pour Blue Curacao syrup and lime juice: Take a glass and pour 2 tbsp Blue Curacao syrup and 2 tbsp lime juice. 
  
• Add Mint leaves: Take some mint leaves and add them inside the glass. 
  
• Add ice: Now, add ice cubes as desired. 
  
•  Add Cocktail and Finnish long drink: Now add blue cocktail, green cocktail, and Finnish long drink. Stir them to combine all the ingredients. 
  
•  Serve the drink: You can top this drink with some fresh lemon slices. Enjoy the drink immediately with your friends and family. You can also garnish this drink with a grapefruit wedge if desired. 
  

Recipe Video

Notes

• If you want to make your drink unique, add cranberry juice to your glass. Although this juice is not required in this drink, it adds vibrant colour and a nice counterpoint. Make sure to use 100% unsweetened juice. 
• If you want to have a cocktail bar look, you can serve your drink with some clear ice cubes. And this crystal clear ice you can make at home and cut into organic shapes. 
• To give your drink an ink colour, you can mix salt with strawberry syrup and add them to your glass. 

Necessary Tools

• 1 high ball serving glass
• Measuring spoon
• Spoon
• Straw

Ingredients List for Finnish Long Drink Recipe

• 2 tbsp Blue Curacao syrup
• 2 tbsp Cocktail (Blue and green) 
• 1 tbsp Finnish Long Drink 
• Ice
• 2 tbsp Lime juice
• Mint leaves
• Salt

Instructions

Step 1

Take a glass and pour 2 tbsp Blue Curacao syrup and 2 tbsp lime juice. 

Step 2

Take some mint leaves and add them inside the glass. 

Step 3

Now, add ice cubes as desired. 

Step 4

Now add blue cocktail, green cocktail, and Finnish long drink. Stir them to combine all the ingredients. 

Step 5

You can top this drink with some fresh lemon slices. Enjoy the drink immediately with your friends and family. You can also garnish this drink with a grapefruit wedge if desired. 

Nutrition Information

Conclusion

The Finnish long drink recipe contains some sugar and traces of caffeine. It is a good choice for people who don’t want to consume too much sugar and people with diabetes. Did you try this drink recipe at home? Leave your answer in the comments section below.