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Credit: Jeffrey Morgenthaler
1 1/2 oz Tempus Fugit Creme de Menthe Glaciale
1 1/2 oz Tempus Fugit Creme de Cacao
1 tsp Fernet Branca
1/2 oz heavy cream
1/2 oz whole milk
1/2 cup vanilla ice cream
1 cup ice
4 drops saline solution
Blend until smooth, then serve in a chilled collins glass.
That 1 teaspoon of Fernet makes all the difference. Jeffrey Morgenthaler is brilliant. This is an amazing, happy drink. That is all.
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Bulleit Rye Whiskey
Campari
Fernet Branca
John D. Taylor’s Velvet Falernum
Fee Brothers Aztec Chocolate Bitters
orange peel garnish
Shake and strain over ice. Garnish with orange peel after expressing the oils.
I made this at the request of a guest at our New Year’s Eve party. I thought it would be bitter and strong as heck with the Campari and Fernet, but it was magical!
Credit: Brad Thomas Parsons, Amaro
1/2 cup Talenti Mint Chocolate Chip gelato
3/4 oz Branca Menta
whipped cream
chocolate shavings and fresh mint garnish
Blend the gelato and Branca Menta together and pour into a glass. Squeeze a thin layer of whipped cream on top, then add chocolate shavings and a mint sprig.
Mint chocolate chip ice cream was always my favorite as a kid—along with peppermint stick, which for whatever reason is much easier to find on the East coast. So this drink might be my favorite dessert drink. The Branca Menta adds a bitter edge to cut the sweetness of the gelato, without making it boozy. I shared this with my husband but next time I’m doubling the amount all for myself.
Credit: Brad Thomas Parsons, Amaro
1 part Branca Menta
1 part Meletti Cioccolato liqueur
Build in a glass over ice.
Just like a fancy Thin Mint.
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1 oz Branca Menta
1/2 tsp brown sugar
juice from 1/2 a lime
several mint leaves
4 oz Fever Tree Indian Tonic Water
Muddle mint leaves with the brown sugar, lime juice, and Branca Menta. Add tonic water and ice.
So refreshing and easy to drink! Easily a favorite before or after dinner.
Credit: Brad Thomas Parsons, Amaro, citing Damon Boelte
1 part Fernet Branca
1 part Branca Menta
Build in a glass with an ice sphere.
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.
