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Best cocktail(s) in Portland
, is the Dissident, combining their house made tonic water, squeezed lime, and Becherovka. I’ve been hanging out at Carlyle a lot lately, and one of my favorite drinks there is an homage to the West Coast bartenders' love of...
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Lord Hobo
visit to Hobo. The Wall St. (Wheat Whiskey, Lillet Red, Orange Bitters), the Rambler (Rye Whiskey, Dry Vermouth, Amaro Nonino, Marashino), and a drink on their list that is missing from their webpage that is basically Fernet,...
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What're your favorite pre & post dinner drinks? And your late night go-to choices?
Pre: Champagne, gin martini, Campari and soda Post: Port, B and B, Fernet Branca, late harvest/botrytis-type dessert wine
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Gin - my anathema
I really enjoy clean botanicals ... but decided to mix .. play/venture off a bit. I thought, the supplement had to be vegetal ... so I’ve given a “drop” of ... Fernet Branca, Cynar, Campari ... and liked the added...
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zwack unicum
It’s in the Fernet Branca school of “so bitter you can't think while you're tasting it”. Not for the faint of heart.
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Bianco Vermouth
lightest orange liqueur): Heather in Queue 1 1/2 oz gin 3/4 oz Martini and Rossi Bianco vermouth 1/2 oz Bauchant Orange Liqueur 1/4 oz Fernet-Branca Stir well over ice and serve straight up. Garnish with flamed lemon twist. This tail
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Cures for food hangovers?
and strained, immediately after an overindulgent meal as an aid to digestion. Far and away the most effective, to my constitution, is Fernet Branca, an Italian potable bitters, Its very strong, very bitter flavor is not to...
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Underberg Bitters in the Boston area
I know all about Underberg... just can’t find them around town! I will let you know if I find them anywhere. I like them because they are like a travel version of Fernet Branca.
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artichokes vs. booze
I like it. and I used to say “only the Italians would make liquer out of Artichokes” my stepfather was Italian so it was a rib. But I had it recently on ice after seeing it for many years. and its drinkable. But, I...
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Amaro Nonino (in store)
/articles/learning_to_take_the_bitters_with_the_sweet . I put it in that class of potable bitters I recommend to folks who have never tried them, as it has a nice sweetness to balance the herbal bitterness. It reminds me of...
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Retail source for Barolo chinato?
cardamom seed, are added to this pleasantly bitter tipple, which ranks up there with Fernet Branca as the world’s best digestivo. Link: http://www.klwines.com/find/search.asp?w=barolo+chinato&ob=an&wr=e
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MFA Cafe and Antico Forno
app, too. Not counting wine, five people are overfed and happy for $100. I love this place. The Fernet Branca and espresso at Vittoria afterward are not just fillips, but essential.
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Where to go from here?
these days, but it’s popular for a reason. Applejack or Calvados. If you make enough drinks with sweet vermouth, I’d consider branching out with Punt Y Mes. And of course Fernet Branca! But find out first whether you can...
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Looking for food lit that discusses two people becoming close friends because of their shared love of cooking or eating food
The non-romantic part is tough. But you might look at Cooking With Fernet-Branca, the Booker award finalist by James Hamilton-Paterson. Food acts almost as an unreliable narrator of the novel.
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"Ctrl-Alt-Delete" your palate?
Fernet Branca.
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Basic examples:
Match a word............................................................artichokes
Match all words.........................................................artichoke heart
Match an exact phrase..................................................."artichoke hearts"
Match any words.........................................................artichoke OR hearts


