Five Italian Fernets Worth Trying! Master Your Glass
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 10 ก.ค. 2024
- On this episode of MYG I dive into Fernet’s history, production and I taste 5 different types of Fernet.
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Vittone 1842 / The Original Fernet Vittone / 40% ABV
The story of Fernet Vittone is that it was developed in 1842 by Felice Vittone and family who tweaked the original recipe made from Dr. Fernet to be more palatable and hence Fernet Vittone was born. Vittone's formula is secret, composed of 50 plus ingredients like saffron, cardamom, orange peel, rhubarb, and chamomile. The liquor ages 3 to 5 month in oak before it's bottled.
Luigi Francoli Fernet / 40% ABV
The Francoli family began distilling in 1875 and they founded their distillery in Piemonte in 1951. This Herbal Liqueur is distilled with local wine grapes and Alpine herbs found in the Piedmont area of Northern Italy. It is produced through the maceration of aromatic plants for 30 days in an alcoholic solution (water and alcohol) 70% vol and then left to infuse for 40 days in stainless steel tanks. The main herbal plants used are Gentian root, Gentianella, Aloe, Seaweed, Artemisia Absinthium, Quassia and White Turmeric.
Luxardo Fernet Amaro / 40% ABV
While Luxardo is a producer that made a name for itself through its legendary Maraschino liqueur and those amazing maraschino cherries. They are a producer of amari and liqueurs of all sorts. Their Fernet,
recipe for which was developed in 1889 using 15 botanicals inclusive of licorice, cardamom, gentian, and saffron.
Fernet Pallini / 45% Abv
Pallini has made liqueur and distilled spirits for over 140 years - starting from the small town in Rieti and expanding to new factories in Rome in the 1920s to finally reach over 35 countries in the world. The recipe was elaborated by the founder of the company in 1880 and since then it has kept intact the aromatic taste of its medicinal herbs and all the flavor of the brand's history.
Fernet Branca / 39% Abv
The origin of Fernet Branca is that of an elixir of long life, produced in the grocery store owned by Bernardino Branca from 1845 onwards, in Milan. The recipe is jealously guarded by Niccolò Branca, sixth generation and current president of the company, using spices and herbs from 4 continents. Some are: cinnamon, aloe, rhubarb, chamomile, cinchona, zedoaria, galangal, linden, bitter orange peel, iris, saffron, myrrh (in total 27) in a base of vine alcohol (wine distillate), aged for a year in wooden barrels.
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@00:00 Intro
@00:31 What is Fernet?
@01:32 How is Fernet Made?
@01:53 Fernet History
@02:16 The Fernet Name and More
@03:41 Intro to Tasting
@04:00 Vittone Fernet Tasting
@05:52 Francoli Fernet Tasting
@07:29 Luxardo Fernet Tasting
@09:41 Pallini Fernet Tasting
@11:41 Fernet Branca Tasting
@13:46 Closing Thoughts
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Thumbs up if you tried a Fernet before! 👍
A like for the buzz. Keep up the great work. Cheers!
Thanks!!!
LIVIO!!!! This was an amazing class!! I finally bought some Fernet Branca about a month ago. At first, I was intimidated by the bold flavors, but I'm kind of getting the hang of it. Much love!! CHEERS!!!
Yo Tim. I know you like your bitter so after a few glasses I am pretty sure you will love! Cheers
@@MasterYourGlass I know one thing, a little goes a long way!!!
enjoy ❣️
Ok, yes! We are on the same page my friend. I am on a kick with amaro's and I love Fernet, and your jokes! Excellent video tasting today. I gotta get caught up on your vid's.
Thanks for watching Ann! I appreciate you stopping by! I specialize in Dad jokes and love Fernet.
Definitely want to try Francoli someday!
It was good! Thanks for watching!
Fernet is such an amazing spirit. So many great options to choose from.
Branca has a special place in my heart but I also love Meletti and Jelenik.
Awesome Sam. Thanks for stopping by. Hope you had a great thanksgiving
Meletti and rye makes a delicious cocktail. Everyone I make a drink for whips out their phone and takes a picture of the Meletti label. I'm on my second bottle and it is delicious stuff. Amaro CioCiaro is also quite nice around the same price.
@@parkersmithphoto specs for the drink?
@@parkersmithphoto Thanks for watching and commenting! Cheers!
@@knashville I think this is called a Black Manhattan. Try 1:1 with Meletti and rye, a dash of bitters and a cherry or orange slice. Add more rye to taste. Usually stir it on ice and then strain it, I don't like it to get too watered down.
Looks great 😎
Thanks 🙏
I am not to familiar with a lot of different fernets. Thanks for all the great info.
You’re welcome. Thanks for watching!
Great video! Very cool to hear about these lesser known types of fernet. I have only had Fernet Branca.
Thanks for watching! Happy you liked the video!
This was very helpful! as I'm searching for a Fernet for my Bar rn, not liking Fernet Branca bc of its Mint Note, so I now want to get the Francoli :)
Thanks for watching. Francoli was delicious!
Watched this video while sipping a glass of Appalachian Fernet. I can only buy Fernet Branca here in Canada, but this video makes me want to try my hand at making a homemade version!
Thanks for commenting. That would be so cool and aside from a handful of “traditional” fernet herbs you can make it your way.
"SOPRA uno spuntino veloce, SOPRA un pranzo impegnativo, SOPRA una buona cena: SOPRATTUTTO, un Fernet BRANCA!". 🥃🖤
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Great video brother, the ole handshake 👐
Thanks!
Great video and love the Vespa wall art! Give Don Fernet from Don Ciccio in Washington, DC a try. It's really good!
Thank you! I have tried it and thought it was great! Thanks for watching!
Hello. it's again very instructive and beneficial video. A question what about jagermeister or becherovka? are these also type of fernet?
Thanks for stopping by. Both of those are herbal liqueurs that could be considered category relatives to Fernet. But they are sweeter in style and have different style of recipes that make them taste different to Fernets.
Great video - I am new to the channel, but went back to watch the Amaro and Aperitif/Bitters/Amaro video. In thinking about the medicinal side of amari and fernets, do you distinguish between the heavy menthol ones and the less menthol ones, or do they all just remain on the same continuum, whether Nardini, Novasalus, or Alta Verde? It would be great to see more dialing into each of these zones and even what makes Braulio not a Fernet? Is it purely the label, or could you have a blind test and sort the alpine amari from the fernets by taste? If so, what distinguishes them from each other?
I absolutely love where your heads at. It might take me a few months but I will do a video with more dialing. To answer your question in short I believe the medicinal style is further broken down into 3 subcategories (minimum). One is Alpine (but I prefer to call them mountainous because other mountains that are not the alps produce similar flavors. The second is Fernet; and the third is “all other” unsweetened amari.
When you then breakdown each of those three you distinguish them from least to most pronounced in their respective characteristics (I.e menthol in Fernets; herbal in alpine). I hope I answered your question. Lmk if I did. Thanks for watching!
@@MasterYourGlass I think a video on your youth, terroir, and rucolino would be great too. For example, was arugula a major part of your diet growing up, so you are attuned to that peppery taste? What aspects of an amaro evoke 'home' for the drinker other than loyalty? For a new world drinker, it is not as if St. Agrestis evokes Brooklyn and C3 evokes DC.
@@jonathanfranklin461 Love that Jonathan!
Did you know that they for a short time also produced Fernet Branca in southern Switzerland, where the Italian part is?
There was a bottle once for auction at the internet & it was around 200$.
I did not know that! That cool. I would love to get my hands on a bottle and see what it tastes like!
@@MasterYourGlass Yeah me too. It's from 50's I think. It was online for a week & then I never saw it again. The seller either gave it up or someone else got his lucky hands on :). Eitherway I'll let you know if it's up again.
@@SwissMarksman Thanks 🙏
GRAPE based alcohol? I always assumed it was NGS.
Actually both brother. Good call
@@MasterYourGlass Thank you for sharing this!
You could try the Italian Branca and the Argentinian Branca and tell us their differences (If they have some)
Lots of myths about those two lines …
That would be such an Interesting tasting to do. I’ll be in Italy in July to get the Italian one but need to figure out how to get the argentina one