Talk:Fernet Branca

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[edit] Opiates

Can anyone confirm that there are opiates in the Italian product?

The SF Weekly article phrases it a little differently, implying that all Fernet (or at least the stuff made in America) had its recipe changed in 1978. Hmm, doesn't answer the question. The company website is very close-mouthed about non-Italian production, but we have a cited source for a Tribeca distillery and a very large Argentina one. It does seem unlikely that any has opiates today, tho. Samogon 01:49, 19 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Con Coca

In Argentina, a Fernet with Coke doesn't normally take up as much Fernet as the article says.

Yuck! Wikidemo (talk) 00:29, 24 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Fernet

Also shouldn't it be just Fernet, rather than Fernet Branca. Fernet Branca is one of many brands of Fernet, albeit the original. In Argentina there are a good 10-15 brands of Fernet available, such as Cinzano and Martini. --—Preceding unsigned comment added by 134.186.243.151 (talk • contribs)

Yeah, probably it should be just Fernet. At the very least, I just added a redirect from Fernet to Fernet Branca, but I can see an argument that it ought to be renamed.

Unfortunately, every single thing I know about Fernet is from this Wikipedia article, so I don't know :D --Jaysweet 22:00, 25 June 2007 (UTC)

No, there is no such thing as a "brand of Fernet". Fernet Branca is a brand name for a spirit called "amaro". Since it's so popular, other brands copied the name Fernet, but the spirit itself is not classified based on that name.

I think it should be FERNET-BRANCA, with hyphen. This is how it is written in bottle label and in official home page. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 192.100.124.218 (talk) 06:03, 10 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Origins

The origin story given is inconsistent with the cited SF Weekly story and the company's own website. This story also doesn't explain the colorful 'Fernet' part. Can anyone cite the story with the wife being the inventor, or shall I change it? Samogon 01:49, 19 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Preparation

Okay, i live in Cordoba, Argentina, and i drink fernet every time i get a chance (yummy :P), and i have to say that putting 1/3 of glass of fernet will make it taste like some fermented "#%(. The best way of preparing it is: 1.- Put 5 - 6 ice cubes on a tall glass 2.- Add about 1/10 of the glass of fernet 3.- Slowly pouring the Coke and at the same time small drops of fernet. 4.- Mix it very little. 5.- Enjoy! :D Please someone edit the preparation tip's so it doesn't taste like sh%t, because if you put 1/3 of fernet it will. MakE (talk) 18:39, 13 May 2008 (UTC)