-23%Pour a chilled shot and the whole room knows you mean business. Fernet-Branca is jet-black, intensely bitter and shockingly minty, like a herb garden mugged a peppermint. It's the drink bartenders share at the end of a shift and the cure-all you reach for after a heavy nyama choma night. Not sweet, not subtle, not for everyone. If you get it, you really get it.
First hit is a wall of menthol and eucalyptus, cool and bracing, like a candy cane with a sharp edge. Underneath that is a tangle of bitter herbs: chamomile, saffron, a whiff of myrrh, plus earthy rhubarb and gentian root that dry your mouth right out. There's a faint dark-chocolate-and-liquorice depth before the long cooling finish that leaves your whole mouth tingling minty. Barely sweet. Properly, gloriously bitter. It wakes you up.
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Where it's from
Born in Milan in 1845, dreamed up by a self-taught herbalist named Bernardino Branca who first sold it as a tonic for everything from fever to dodgy stomachs. The family firm, Fratelli Branca, still makes it from the same secret recipe: 27 herbs, roots and spices sourced from all over the world, infused into a grape spirit and then rested in oak for at least a year to smooth the rough edges. Same bottle, same mystery, nearly two centuries on.
Good to know
- What is the price of Fernet-Branca 75cl?
Fernet-Branca 75cl is KSh 2,999 at Oaks & Corks. Order online for fast delivery across Nairobi, usually within the hour, or next day countrywide.
- What does Fernet-Branca 75cl taste like?
Big, bold and bitter. Cooling menthol and eucalyptus up front, then a tangle of herbs, saffron, chamomile, myrrh and earthy rhubarb, with barely any sweetness and a long minty finish. It's an acquired taste that fans get obsessed with.
- What is the ABV of Fernet-Branca?
39% ABV, in a 750ml bottle.
- How do I serve Fernet-Branca?
Neat and ice-cold from the freezer is the classic after-dinner serve. It's also brilliant long as a Fernet and Coke over ice, or a few dashes in cocktails like the Hanky Panky.
- What is Fernet-Branca made from?
A secret blend of 27 herbs, roots and spices, including myrrh, rhubarb, chamomile, saffron and mint, infused into a grape-based spirit and aged in oak for at least a year. Fratelli Branca has guarded the exact recipe since 1845.
- Is Fernet-Branca an amaro?
Yes, it's a fernet, which is a bone-dry, intensely bitter style of Italian amaro. Most amari lean sweeter, but Fernet-Branca is famously bitter and barely sweet.
- Where is Fernet-Branca from?
Milan, Italy, made by Fratelli Branca since 1845.
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Fernet-Branca 75cl price in Kenya
Buy Fernet-Branca 75cl online in Nairobi, Kenya. Available in 2 sizes — 750 ml at KSh 2,999, 1000 ml at KSh 4,159 — with fast delivery across Nairobi, usually within 30 minutes, or next-day countrywide.
- 750 mlKSh 2,999
- 1000 mlKSh 4,159