Anybody drink Fernet?  It's not something you would drink exclusively, but it's a great shooter when drinking beer.  It has a unique buzz, it's like jaeger but not sweet.  Definitely takes a minute to wrap your head around.  I use to drink it in S.F. a long, long time ago, then in L.A. a bartender at my roomate's bar use to pour a lot of it four or five years ago.  So, when I saw it up front and in easy reach at a bar in riverside recently, I had to indulge for nostalgia's sake.  The bartender said the staff at Blacksheep, have been into it lately and making it popular locally.

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Anybody drink Fernet?  It's not something you would drink exclusively, but it's a great shooter when drinking beer.  It has a unique buzz, it's like jaeger but not sweet.  Definitely takes a minute to wrap your head around.  I use to drink it in S.F. a long, long time ago, then in L.A. a bartender at my roomate's bar use to pour a lot of it four or five years ago.  So, when I saw it up front and in easy reach at a bar in riverside recently, I had to indulge for nostalgia's sake.  The bartender said the staff at Blacksheep, have been into it lately and making it popular locally.

 

 

Fireball is super popular here right now but it's way to sweet for me.


Fernet is also really popular - lucky me.

 

On the reg.

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On the reg.

I didn't see your post, Fernet is fun, I'm gonna go ahead and dismiss that whole central valley thing and based on your Fernet consumption call Fresno nor Cal.  Yeah, Fireball is nasty stuff.  If I want a cheap shot, i'd rather just go with Evan Williams or Sailor Jerry.

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I didn't see your post, Fernet is fun, I'm gonna go ahead and dismiss that whole central valley thing and based on your Fernet consumption call Fresno nor Cal.  Yeah, Fireball is nasty stuff.  If I want a cheap shot, i'd rather just go with Evan Williams or Sailor Jerry.

 

Ha, no one here really drinks it. This is Coors light country. I just happen to spend a lot of time in the Bay. I was a best man in a wedding on NYE and my wedding gift was a 3L bottle of Fernet. We didn't even make a dent in it.

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What is Fernet?

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What is Fernet?

 

I didn't know what it was either so I Googled it.  It looks like something I would like (black licorice) with a beer chaser.  Definitely not for everyone.

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The best way I can describe it is that it's kinda like Jager mixed with Scope.

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Wiki says it smells like licorice mixed with Listerine so tbh, you're not far off. It's 45% alcohol, therefore 90 proof, Look out. 

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Fernet-Branca is a digestif ( traditional after dinner cordial) and of the typical  digestifs it is the one most often recommended for those with mild indigestion form overindulging.  

 

There is a bartenders remedy that consists of Fernet, a few dashes of angostura bitters and a splash of soda water or ginger beer.  It is a little bit soothing. 

 

When used in cocktails it is often used simply to "line" the vessel it's served in because of it's strong botanical and bitter punch.  In other words - a half ounce would be poured into the glass, swirled about and then discarded leaving the faint trace of flavor to be enjoyed without being overpowering. 

(I use this technique with vermouth in my martinis  :thumbsup: )  

 

Midnight finds me enjoying a new local product.  Brooklyn Dry Irish Stout.  Light for a stout (even though most stouts only look heavy) it has a pleasant nutty taste and a coffee-tinged finish.  

 

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That's interesting. I'm going to try the vermouth swirl (if it wasn't 4 AM, I'd try it now).

 

I did finally get to try the Glenrothes and didn't love it. Ended up with a bottle of Talisker to finish out the Scotch season. I think you ruined me with the Basil Hayden- I bought and drank and loved a bottle of that and now others like old standby Seagram's VO don't measure up. Also, I got a bottle of Glenlivet for Christmas and am disappointed in it (I'll try hard though).

 

Brooklyn brand beers have always been a good line. They are widely available here in MA as are my favorite line, Saranac.

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That's interesting. I'm going to try the vermouth swirl (if it wasn't 4 AM, I'd try it now).

 

I did finally get to try the Glenrothes and didn't love it. Ended up with a bottle of Talisker to finish out the Scotch season. I think you ruined me with the Basil Hayden- I bought and drank and loved a bottle of that and now others like old standby Seagram's VO don't measure up. Also, I got a bottle of Glenlivet for Christmas and am disappointed in it (I'll try hard though).

 

Brooklyn brand beers have always been a good line. They are widely available here in MA as are my favorite line, Saranac.

I tried quite a few scotches just the other night. Highland Park, Glen Grant, Caol Ila and Springbank. I think I liked the Caol Ila the best, I seem to be (finally) acquiring a taste for the peaty-ish ones.

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Did you like Springbank? I haven't gotten to it yet and have been meaning to.

 

Try Talisker if you can, peaty without being overbearing (to me). Lagavulin is probably the smokiest I've had.

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I have never had an alcoholic beverage......




Today.

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I have never had an alcoholic beverage......




Today.

Day ain't over with yet.

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I'm trying to make myself more informed and less opinionated.

Stop saying whatever stupid thing you're talking about and pay attention to all the interesting things I have to say!

Did you like Springbank? I haven't gotten to it yet and have been meaning to.

 

Try Talisker if you can, peaty without being overbearing (to me). Lagavulin is probably the smokiest I've had.

Yes I did. It was similar to the Caol Ila and I imagine both are similar (by your description) to the Talisker. A little of the peat taste but it doesn't knock you out. Super peaty stuff like Laphroaig is too much for me, and I'm realizing I don't care for stuff like Highland Park, that has little to no peatiness, as much as I thought I did.

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I'd forgotten about Laphroaig. IIRC, it's a little peatier than Talisker with Lagavulin being the most of the three. I've had the Caol Ila too but preferred the smokier ones to it.

 

Other quality scotches I've liked have been Bowmore (got a cool little flask included with the bottle too), Balvenie, and Dalwhinnie. There's no end to them either as there are different agings in a lot of them but they are expensive as you know. I was out to dinner during the "arctic vortex" cold a couple of weeks ago and thought I'd like to finish with a glass of scotch. Nice restaurant and all but $14 was a bit much (well, a lot much) so I passed.

 

I probably told this story in this thread before but we decided to have a "Scotch meeting" with the beer club (homebrewers) I belong to, maybe about 4 years ago now. Everybody brought whatever they had lying around their liquor cabinet and we got a map of Scotland from AAA, spread it out on a table and placed the bottles on the region they came from.

 

Very cool idea. Turns out we had one guy who was pretty knowledgeable on scotches and he led the discussion along with the tastings and we all learned a lot.

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Very cool idea. Turns out we had one guy who was pretty knowledgeable on scotches and he led the discussion along with the tastings and we all learned a lot.

By learned a lot you mean got drunk as hell?

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Well, it was cold out that night.

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Two shots of 151 and the rest of the cup filled with whatever and you're going to be well seasoned.

 

I try not to drink so much beer anymore, the calories pack on a lot easier than when I was younger.

 

I must say, two tall boy PBRs for only $3 went down nicely with my Zingers last night.

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I'd forgotten about Laphroaig. IIRC, it's a little peatier than Talisker with Lagavulin being the most of the three. I've had the Caol Ila too but preferred the smokier ones to it.

 

Other quality scotches I've liked have been Bowmore (got a cool little flask included with the bottle too), Balvenie, and Dalwhinnie. There's no end to them either as there are different agings in a lot of them but they are expensive as you know. I was out to dinner during the "arctic vortex" cold a couple of weeks ago and thought I'd like to finish with a glass of scotch. Nice restaurant and all but $14 was a bit much (well, a lot much) so I passed.

 

I probably told this story in this thread before but we decided to have a "Scotch meeting" with the beer club (homebrewers) I belong to, maybe about 4 years ago now. Everybody brought whatever they had lying around their liquor cabinet and we got a map of Scotland from AAA, spread it out on a table and placed the bottles on the region they came from.

 

Very cool idea. Turns out we had one guy who was pretty knowledgeable on scotches and he led the discussion along with the tastings and we all learned a lot.

I've had a few of those, I've got a couple of scotch drinkers in my extended family and they love to pile on when you ask for a beer so when in Rome.


Very cool idea, I always find it interesting to have a drink with someone who is knowledgable about whatever you happen to be drinking. My favorite local bartender is like that with beer, I visited Ireland a few years ago partly because of that man.

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