What is Fernet?
Fernet: Very bitter, minty Italian amaro. A bartender's handshake shot.
- Category
- Amaro & aperitivo
- Taste
- Intensely bitter, menthol, myrrh, saffron.
- Strength
- 39% ABV
- Similar to
- a stronger, mintier Jägermeister
- Also called
- fernet-branca, fernet branca, branca menta
The story
Bernardino Branca created Fernet-Branca in Milan in 1845 as a medicinal tonic. Argentina drinks more of it than anywhere else, mixed with Coke, and San Francisco bartenders made a shot of it their handshake.