Hard Start

Credit: Brad Thomas Parsons, Amaro, citing Damon Boelte

Ingredients

1 part Fernet Branca
1 part Branca Menta


Directions

Build in a glass with an ice sphere.


Notes

Two events brought on this drink: time to peruse the beautiful, informative Amaro, and fries animal-style from In-N-Out. This is my first time drinking any fernet, and starting out with 50% Fernet Branca isn’t for sissies! I took a sip and thought, ugh, what is this? Then needed another sip. Then thought, ugh, what is this? Then needed another sip. And this cycle repeated until I was sad I’d finished gingerly sipping my meager 1 oz of the mixture.

It really does settle the stomach.

 
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