A bitter beverage beloved in Argentina as a hangover cure is slowly and steadily gaining in popularity in the U.S., and with good reason. In Argentina, fernet is the liquor for all occasions.

Among bartenders and the cocktail-savvy, Fernet Branca is a bitter amaro with a reputation as a welcome shot, referred to affectionately as a “bartender’s handshake.” Fernet Branca didn’t coin that ...

Your first sip of Fernet Branca, an Italian liqueur, will be akin to waking up in a foreign country and finding a crowd of people arguing in agitated, thorny voices outside your hotel window. It’s an ...

Think medicine tastes awful? Maybe Fernet isn’t the drink for you. To some palates, the incredibly bitter Italian liquor is worse than cough syrup. Bizarrely though, in Argentina it’s so popular that ...

Fernet is a polarizing liquor. Most people either love it or hate it. Upon first whiff, Listerine, licorice and savory spices overwhelm one’s senses, and slugging a full shot of the stuff can leave a ...

For bartenders, the words "last call" have a hidden meaning: It won't be long before they're enjoying a drink of their own. And after hours of making tonics, flips and fizzes, what does a bartender ...

This herbal, bittersweet amaro is beloved by bartenders around the world. Tyler Zielinski is one of the industry's leading drinks writers, using his professional bartending and cocktail development ...

Can a place be defined by a beverage? If I mention champagne, you must think of France. If I say mint julep, you’re thinking of the South. If you hear Malört, and you know what that is, you know I’m ...

As far as San Francisco rites of passage go, your first shot of Fernet-Branca is the hardest to explain. “Just try it,” someone will inevitably say. And because you’re incredibly susceptible to peer ...