Fernet Branca

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See the little 3 cl bottle?
That's one dose.

A three-pack was given to me as a gag gift once, when I was a much worse cook.
I still have two of the three bottles.

Unlike Angostura Bitters, where just a lacing brings out the very best in a good Vanilla Ice Cream, the only purpose of Fernet Branca is to Punish. It leaves an aftertaste for days, an aftertaste that reminds you that it is time yet again to have your Gall Bladder checked out for excessive leakage.

Certain People have been trying to put it in cocktails for decades, for reasons that fail me. But those same people have been trying to do much the same with Methyl Alcohol. Maybe it's the customer turnover.

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