Reverse-engineered

Sol de Barcelona

Name: Sol de Barcelona
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: spanish
Ingredients: 120 ml dry vermouth; 30 ml orange juice, freshly squeezed; 25 g sugar; 45 ml water; 60 ml club soda; 2 pinches orange bitters; 1 orange slice, thinly sliced

★★★★★★★★★3.520 min · 7 min hands-on

A bright, effervescent take on the classic Catalan vermuteria style, balancing deep orange notes with a crisp soda spritz.

Total: 20 min
Hands-on: 7 min
Serves: 2 servings
Verified cooks: 3; real kitchens, finished plates
Trust: B68

Reverse-engineered from Barrol de l'Arc · Barcelona

Decode confidence89%

ingredients

92%

proportions

90%

technique

94%

AI analysispublished source2 kitchen iterations

Ingredients

for 2 servings

120 mldry vermouth
30 mlorange juice — freshly squeezed
25 gsugar
45 mlwater
60 mlclub soda
2 pinchesorange bitters
1orange slice — thinly slicedoptional

Equipment

checked against your kitchen

✓stovetop

What cooks learned

Only 4 cooks have logged this one in Cook Mode so far — not enough to say anything about where it goes wrong.

Method

1
Combine sugar and water in a small saucepan.
10 min · 2 min attention
Done when: liquid becomes slightly syrupy and clear
→ simple syrup
2
Remove the simple syrup from heat and let it cool completely.
5 min · unattended
3
In a mixing glass, stir together the dry vermouth, orange juice, cooled simple syrup, and orange bitters.
2 min
→ vermouth base
4
Fill a large wine glass or tumbler with ice and pour the vermouth base over it.
1 min
5
Top with club soda and stir gently to incorporate without losing carbonation.
1 min
6
Garnish with an orange slice and serve immediately.
1 min

Why this grade?

reverse-engineered provenance+40
decode confidence 89%+22.3
3 verified cooks+5.4
Trust score68/100

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