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Anyone here drink Fernet?
Posted on 2/19/20 at 1:30 pm
Posted on 2/19/20 at 1:30 pm
Visited friends in Chicago and it seems like everyone was either drinking or intimately familiar with this stuff. I had never heard of it. I looked up whether it’s a Midwestern thing but can’t find any regionality in its consumption (other than that it’s big in Argentina).
Have I been under a rock or is this kind of a niche liquor? I tried it but don’t remember much about its taste other than that it was odd...thinking about picking up a small bottle later on and giving it another go.
Have I been under a rock or is this kind of a niche liquor? I tried it but don’t remember much about its taste other than that it was odd...thinking about picking up a small bottle later on and giving it another go.
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Posted on 2/19/20 at 1:31 pm to zacata88
frick. That.
There are bars in New Orleans that have it but..no freaking thank you. I have heard from everyone how rancid and disgusting it is.
And yes it is really big in Chicago.
Edit: I am dumb...I saw Chicago and thought Marlot
There are bars in New Orleans that have it but..no freaking thank you. I have heard from everyone how rancid and disgusting it is.
And yes it is really big in Chicago.
Edit: I am dumb...I saw Chicago and thought Marlot
This post was edited on 2/19/20 at 1:49 pm
Posted on 2/19/20 at 1:32 pm to Fun Bunch
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frick. That.
There are bars in New Orleans that have it but..no freaking thank you. I have heard from everyone how rancid and disgusting it is.
And yes it is really big in Chicago.
you (and OP) must be thinking of Malort.
Fernet is at every bar worth a shite in america and isn't that gross at all.
This post was edited on 2/19/20 at 1:33 pm
Posted on 2/19/20 at 1:33 pm to REG861
Goddammit, you’re right. I was thinking of Malort! I did try Fernet for the first time in Chicago as well but got them mixed up in my head as to which the ‘weird’ one was.
Posted on 2/19/20 at 1:35 pm to zacata88
Fernet Branca is the only thing I shoot for the past ~6 months.
It certainly isn't rancid
It tastes like a less thick/syrupy Jager. More herbal.
Some people don't like it, but isn't THAT bad. EDIT - I never tried Malort when in Chicago. Was too scared.
It certainly isn't rancid
It tastes like a less thick/syrupy Jager. More herbal. Some people don't like it, but isn't THAT bad. EDIT - I never tried Malort when in Chicago. Was too scared.
This post was edited on 2/19/20 at 1:37 pm
Posted on 2/19/20 at 1:35 pm to REG861
quote:
you (and OP) must be thinking of Malort.
That's exactly what I was thinking of. When he mentioned Chicago my mind just automatically went to that and I didn't process it.
Thanks.
Posted on 2/19/20 at 1:40 pm to Fun Bunch
Malort is indeed disgusting
Posted on 2/19/20 at 1:50 pm to REG861
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Malort.
No idea what it was and a bartender asked me if I wanted a shot of "a real Chicago drink." I about died.
Posted on 2/19/20 at 2:28 pm to zacata88
Fernet is delicious. Great with coke and lime. Also in one of my favorite cocktails, the Toronto
This post was edited on 2/19/20 at 2:32 pm
Posted on 2/19/20 at 2:33 pm to zacata88
you talking about Leonard or Lanard?
Posted on 2/19/20 at 2:54 pm to zacata88
I love various amaros...but Fernet is not at the top of my list. Averna and Lucano are in my rotation, sipped slowly after a meal.
Posted on 2/19/20 at 3:15 pm to hungryone
Nonino is good stuff.
This post was edited on 2/19/20 at 3:16 pm
Posted on 2/19/20 at 3:34 pm to LouisianaLady
It is. I drank my way through a bottle of Averna Don Salvatore I schlepped home from Sicily.
Posted on 2/19/20 at 4:58 pm to zacata88
I'm more of an Underberg fan myself.
Posted on 2/19/20 at 5:35 pm to hungryone
Amaro Montenegro for the win! 
Posted on 2/19/20 at 6:31 pm to Caplewood
quote:THIS.
Fernet is delicious. Great with coke and lime. Also in one of my favorite cocktails, the Toronto
Also love Branca Menta. It's great on it's own and in coffee or coffee cocktails
Posted on 2/19/20 at 10:21 pm to zacata88
Fernet Branca is the most disgusting liquor I’ve tasted in my life.
Posted on 2/20/20 at 6:21 am to NachoReb
Great with rye whiskey, antica carpano vermouth and Mexican Coke. Orange twist
Posted on 2/20/20 at 10:18 am to zacata88
I drink tons of amaros in cocktails. They have been wildly popular in the cocktail world for over a decade now.
Drinking fernet straight, no thanks, but toss in some ginger beer or even better something more elaborate and I am 100% in.
Drinking fernet straight, no thanks, but toss in some ginger beer or even better something more elaborate and I am 100% in.
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