Downing shots of Fernet Branca, because i can.

Friday night, nothing to do but schoolwork, and the night i ahead of me. Nothing goes down quite cool like the smooth crappy taste of Fernet Branca. The first time I tasted this drink, I thought I was going to puke. It is more bitter than Jager, but after 12 shots, more refined.

According to Wikipedia:

Fernet-Branca is a popular brand of amaro produced in Milan, Italy. It is a bitter, aromatic spirit made from over 40 herbs and spices, including myrrh, rhubarb, chamomile, cardamom, aloe, and saffron, with a base of grape distilled spirits, and colored with caramel coloring. The recipe is a secret, and was created by the young Maria Scala in 1845 in Milan as a medicine. Scala’s name became Maria Branca through marriage, and the product’s name was born. The Fernet-Branca is still produced in Milan by the company Fratelli Branca, overseen by the Branca family, though the recipe of the Italian product differs slightly from that of American bottles due to restrictions on opiates.^{[citation needed]} Fernet-Branca is 40% alcohol by volume and is dark brown in color.

Fernet-Branca is usually served as a digestif after a meal, but may also be enjoyed with coffee and espresso, or mixed into coffee and espresso drinks. It may be enjoyed neat at room temperature or on the rocks (with ice).

Widely popular in Argentina, it is often mistaken as a national beverage. The most common preparation is with Coca-Cola. To make a Fernet and Coke, use a tall glass filled with ice (tubo), then pour the Fernet up to 1/3 of the glass, top off with Coke. Serve with the can of Coke and a straw.

More recently, it has become very popular in San Francisco, which now consumes more Fernet-Branca per capita than any other locale in the world.^[1] The local bars often serve Fernet as a shot followed by a ginger ale chaser.^[1]

Fernet gained additional national visibility when it was reported that it is the favorite drink of 2007 U.S. Open winner Angel Cabrera.^[2]

Because of its mysterious list of ingredients, there are a number of home remedies that call for Fernet-Branca, including treatment of menstrual and gastro-intestinal discomfort, hangovers, baby colic, and (once upon a time) cholera.

A mint-flavored version of Fernet-Branca, Brancamenta, is also available.

Sounds like a fun drink. I hope it gets rid of the pain in my chest, and sore throat. Yoinkz.

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