European Recipe ∞ DIY Finnish Lonkero (a.k.a. Long Drink)

My family recently went on a vacation to Finland. In addition to enjoying the food and scenery, many of us fell in love with the lonkero, or long drink. This is a strictly Finnish drink made by combining cheap gin with citrus. The most common flavor is grapefruit, which is reproduced here. Lonkero is not sold in the US so I decided to try to copy it by referring to web sites from other tourists who tried to copy it and reading the ingredients on the company's web site.

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Calories:144.9
DIY Finnish Lonkero (a.k.a. Long Drink)
Prep:5m
Ready in:5m
Serving:2 cups

Ingredients

  • 4 ice cubes
  • 2 tablespoons gin, or to taste
  • ⅓ cup grapefruit juice, or to taste
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice
  • 1 tablespoon lime juice
  • 1 cup club soda

Cooking Directions

  1. Place ice cubes in a cocktail glass. Pour gin over ice cubes; add grapefruit juice, lemon juice, and lime juice. Top with club soda and stir gently.
Add more gin as desired. A shot of alcohol in the US. is usually between 2 tablespoons and 1/4 cup; You can play with the ingredient amounts but I find it tastes best when you use slightly more club soda than grapefruit juice; Substitute club soda for a lemon-lime soda (such as 7Up(R), Sprite(R), or Sierra Mist(R)), if desired. The key is to get the bubbles and the different citrus flavor. It's a bit sweeter with Sierra Mist(R).

Nutrition Facts

  • calories144.9
  • carbohydrateContent17.7 g
  • fatContent0.2 g
  • fiberContent0.3 g
  • proteinContent0.9 g
  • sodiumContent12.7 mg
  • sugarContent0.6 g
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