"You can, however, expect a few core tenets in the fernet subcategory: a dark brown to jet-black hue, an elevated level of alcohol, less sugar, a minty or mentholated backbone, a pronounced herbal bitterness and a handful of quintessential herbs and botanicals like chamomile, eucalyptus, mint, myrrh, aloe ferox, rhubarb root and saffron."
"While not the first fernet, Fernet-Branca, which was founded in 1845, is by far the most famous. Each bottle of the amaro features the eagle and globe logo, a manifestation of Branca's epic worldwide reach and its motto: "Excellence knows no oceans, no frontiers.""
"The last time I took stock of the fernet landscape, I focused on the new-school bottles to know . This list adds some newcomers stretching from Japan to the Pacific Northwest, but also legacy brands looking to dust off a first-generation fernet, slightly reformulated for modern times."
Fernet is a subcategory of Italian amaro defined by dark brown to jet-black color, elevated alcohol, lower sugar, a minty or mentholated backbone, and pronounced herbal bitterness. Common botanicals include chamomile, eucalyptus, mint, myrrh, aloe ferox, rhubarb root and saffron. Fernet-Branca, founded in 1845, remains the most famous brand and features an eagle-and-globe logo with the motto “Excellence knows no oceans, no frontiers.” The fernet category continues to evolve as legacy producers and newer international brands introduce varied styles. Several underrated bottles from Italy, the U.S. and beyond merit attention and collection.
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