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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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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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artichokes vs. booze
If you like Campari, your chances of liking Cynar are pretty good. Not that they taste very much alike, but they’re both in the bitter aromatic family, as is Fernet Branca. I like this sort of “digestif” so I...
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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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Does anyone like Grappa?
I’ve developed a taste for grappa over the years, but I still cannot fathom the mystery of Fernet-Branca, a digestif Italian friends have served me more times than I care to remember. Does anyone out there like this stuff...
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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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Top 5 for cocktails?
with the holiday tomorrow and the growing crowd of locals. Even with that, great service. Also – they have a new Fernet ice cream made in-house. WOW. Alcachofa and Slim, I know you’re fans, as am I, of Fernet Branca....
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First time visitor
If you haven’t had Fernet-Branca before, I think you’ll like it since you had a taste for the Chinese herbal-turtle black jelly. Odd comparison, but they remind me of each other.
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Where to buy high end scotch in Seattle?
State store personnel have told me that they do special orders (they put the remainder of an odd selection - Fernet Branca? - yuck) on closeout and I asked about it. I assume you will be limited to the official WA list. The 4th...
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"Ctrl-Alt-Delete" your palate?
Fernet Branca.
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No 9 Park
to was called a “Toronto”. I really liked it, so I wrote the name down. It was made, I think, with rye, Fernet Branca, and one other ingredient. That ingredient may have been grapefruit juice; I can’t remember.
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Marathon at #9 Park
Sounds like a French business lunch. I needed a Fernet Branca afterward just reading it!
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Grotto or Sage for overnight in Boston?
course, entrees for both, a cheese plate if you still have empty corners to fill, and then desserts. (If you get that far, I further recommend you repair to a place that serves Fernet Branca or other strong Italian digestifs;...
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