Since 1908 production has been based at Via Resegone, built between 1908 and 1913, the huge facilities were once located in the countryside, today they lie within the Bovisa neighborhood. The plant covers an area of over 23,000sqm, hosting laboratories for the analysis of herbs, for the distillation and quality control, as well as warehouses larger than a football pitch, designed for the maturation and ageing process of liqueurs in oak casks. The secret to this unique digestif is the 27 flowers, herbs, roots and plants picked in 4 continents. The herbs and spices may include myrrh, rhubarb, chamomile, cardamom, aloe, gentian root, red Cinchona bark, galangal, tumeric and saffron. These ingredients are infused in a base of grape distilled spirits before ageing for one year in oak barrels. Light brown colour with amber hues. Its aromas are intense and penetrating, balanced but rich, with a mint top note. Aromatic, distinctly medicinal herb character, with overtones of anise and licorice too.
Key Flavours
Herbal
Bitter
Serve
Bittersweet, herbal and very intense, Fernet-Branca is often consumed neat as a digestif, but essential for the like of a Hanky Panky cocktail.
Process
Fernet Branca is made from 27 herbs and other ingredients and while the recipe is secret, it's known to include rhubarb, bitter aloe, cinchona, bitter orange, quinine and angelica in the mix. Once made it's aged in a barrel for a full year.
People
Fernet-Branca was formulated in Milan in 1845 by self-taught herbalist Bernardino Branca. It passed onto his son, Stefano, and when he died in the late 19th century, his wife Maria Scala Branca took the reins and set the foundations for their future.
Place
Fratelli Branca's home is a distillery based in Milan, Italy that was founded in 1845. 1941, Fratelli Branca opened its first and only production plant outside Italy in Argentina. In 2001, the company purchased the rights to produce Punt e Mes.
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Product Specification
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ColourN/A
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CountryItaly
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ClosureScrew cap
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SKU752264NV
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Alcohol %39%
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Unit Volume70cl
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VeganYes
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VegetarianYes