What is Fernet?? I just asked a friend of mine who happens to be a bartender and this is what she told me:

Fernet Branca Bitters Liqueur: Dark brown with an orange cast fresh peppermint aromas are very distinctive a huge blast of menthol assaults the palate with a drying bitter herb finish.





Here is a brief description of it's origins and ingredients:

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First produced in Milan in 1845, Fernet Branca is a member of the broad class of Italian amari, or bitter liqueurs, that also includes Campari, Averna and Aperol. Designed to be consumed as a post-prandial digestivo and renowned for its alleged powers at countering the effects of overindulging at the dinner table, Fernet Branca is flavored with around 40 roots, herbs, spices and other ingredients, including gentian, myrrh, chamomile and saffron. Redolent with the herbaceous aroma of menthol and eucalyptus, Fernet Branca has a bitter complexity that is jarring on first experience, and bracingly alluring with each subsequent encounter. While many drinkers may first taste Fernet Branca as a late-night dare in a crowded bar, the liqueur has many dedicated fans who adore its firm slap to the palate. Fernet Branca has long been wildly popular in Argentina, where it is often mixed with Coke



And Now, The Recipes:



Fernet Branca Cocktail Recipe

Ingredients

2 oz Gin
1/2 oz Fernet Branca
3/4 oz Sweet Vermouth

Best served in a Cocktail Glass.



Cocktails

CORPSE REVIVER # 1

Ingredients

1 1/2 oz. Brandy (more Brandy drinks)
1/2 oz. Fernet Branca (more Fernet Branca drinks)
1 oz. White Creme de Menthe (more White Creme de Menthe drinks)

Instructions

Shake with ice and strain into a cocktail glass.


FERNET

Ingredients

1/2 oz. Brandy (more Brandy drinks)
1/2 oz. Fernet Branca (more Fernet Branca drinks)
2 dash(es) Gomme Syrup (more Gomme Syrup drinks)
dash(es) Angostura Bitters (more Angostura Bitters drinks)

Instructions

Stir with ice and strain into a cocktail glass. Garnish with a twist of lemon.


HANKY PANKY

Ingredients

2 dash(es) Fernet Branca (more Fernet Branca drinks)
1/2 oz. Italian Vermouth (more Italian Vermouth drinks)
1/2 oz. Dry Gin (more Dry Gin drinks)

Instructions

Shake with ice and strain into a highball glass. Garnish with an orange peel.

NAPOLEON

Ingredients

2 oz. Gin (more Gin drinks)
2 dash(es) Dubonnet Rouge Aperitif Wine (more Dubonnet Rouge Aperitif Wine drinks)
2 dash(es) Curacao (more Curacao drinks)
2 dash(es) Fernet Branca (more Fernet Branca drinks)

Instructions

Shake with ice and strain into a wine glass. Garnish with a lemon twist.


PATAGONIAN BLACK BUSH

Ingredients

1 oz. Gin (Preferably Dutch gin) (more Gin drinks)
1 tsp. Fernet Branca (more Fernet Branca drinks)
dash(es) Sour Mix (more Sour Mix drinks)

Instructions

Mix and shoot.


Cocktail named Denny Triangle after Fernet!