FERN DOWN FOR WHAT

Name: FERN DOWN FOR WHAT
Ingredients: 1 1/2 oz Fernet Branca; 1/2 oz Giffard Banane Du Bresil; 1/2 oz Green Chartreuse; 1/4 oz Licor 43; 1/4 oz Liber And Co Demerara Syrup; 2 dash(es) Angostura Aromatic Bitters

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By Mike Vander Horn

4.0 Submitted on: May 3, 2022

Signatures

Spirit Forward

I LIKE MY MUSIC REAL LOUD JUST LIKE SOME OF MY COCKTAILS. THIS OLD FASHIONED RIFF USING A FULL OUNCE AND A HALF OF FERNET BRANCA IS AS LOUD AS YOU COULD POSSIBLY WANT BUT MY GOD IS IT STILL DELICIOUS. I USED BANANA LIQUEUR, LICOR 43 AND CHARTREUSE TO OPEN UP SOME FRUITY VANILLA AND HERBAL LAYERS TO SOFTEN THE BLOW BUT THEYRE UNDERNEATH THE MAIN BASS OF THIS BITTER BEAUTY. CHEERS!!!!

Ingredients

1 1/2 oz
Fernet Branca

1/2 oz
Giffard Banane Du Bresil

1/2 oz
Green Chartreuse

1/4 oz
Licor 43

1/4 oz
Liber And Co Demerara Syrup

2 dash(es)
Angostura Aromatic Bitters

Instructions

Garnish

Lemon Twist

Build

Stir & Strain

Glass

Old Fashioned/Rocks

Estimated strength

About 19% ABV (estimate)

By Mike Vander Horn

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ADD ALL INGREDIENTS TO A MIXING GLASS WITH ICE AND STIR TO DILUTE, ABOUT 50 ROTATIONS. STRAIN INTO A ROCKS GLASS OVER A LARGE CLEAR CUBE. EXPRESS A LEMON TWIST AND DROP IN

Editor's Note

Fernet-Branca takes center stage in this aggressive, high-octane Old Fashioned riff. Banana liqueur and Green Chartreuse provide a complex, herbal-sweet counterpoint to the bitter base.

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4.0

24 May 2022

4.0

Man, I would LOVE this drink if I could bring myself to like Fernet Branca. It's just too mint forward for me. I made a second batch substituting Ramazzoti for the Fernet, and it's not bad. Ended up a bit sweet, so I'd add a base liquor, or maybe omit the syrup. Nice blend of ingredients though!