{"product_id":"tempus-fugit-fernet-del-frate-bitter-liqueur","title":"Tempus Fugit  'Fernet del Frate'  Bitter Liqueur","description":"\u003cp\u003e750ml bottle\u003cbr\u003e44% abv\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eDeep in color, almost black with golden reflections from the saffron. Lightly medicinal on the nose with gentle saffron aromatics developing slowly. Immediately bitter on the palate, evolving into mint and menthol notes with a subtle sweetness and a sweet berry character balancing the bitterness through a long finish. More viscous than most fernets, allowing the flavors to linger.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eNo artificial coloring.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eAloe, saffron, quinquina, gentian, anise, angelica, mint, and myrrh. Saffron and myrrh are cited as the defining and most expensive elements of the recipe, differentiating this from most commercially produced fernets. No artificial coloring.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eProduced in micro-batches by hand at the Matter Distillery in Switzerland. Based on an original hand-written recipe purchased in 1930 from a long-closed Italian distillery, and attributed to a monk named Frate Angelico Fernet. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eTempus Fugit Spirits was founded by John Troia to revive historically significant European liqueur recipes using traditional methods, authentic botanicals, and original production standards. The company operates from the United States and produces at the Matter Distillery in Switzerland. The Fernet del Frate is the company's interpretation of the original fernet category — the intensely bitter, complex Italian herbal digestivo style that predates Fernet-Branca and the mass-market versions that have since come to define the category in the popular imagination. The recipe's attribution to Frate Angelico Fernet, a monk believed to have created herbal tonics and elixirs, reflects the medicinal origins of the fernet tradition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlthough categorized under Italian Amari (Bitters), Fernet is its own bitter category and is most often listed under Elixir\/Elisir in Italian liquor manuals when not simply called “Fernet.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eNamed for monk Frate Angelico Fernet, creator of herbal tonics and elixirs, Fernet del Frate is distilled in micro batches from a handwritten Italian recipe using aloe, saffron, quinquina, gentian, anise, angelica, mint and myrrh. No coloring added.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe extremely bitter (amarissimo is an apt description) concoction has conflicting data as to its origins. A recent Tempus Fugit discovery of an original Italian invoice and recipe attributed Fernet to a monk named Frate Angelico Fernet, who may have been responsible for the origin of many herbal tonics and elixirs. Fernet is a historical French Burgundy surname — pronounced “Fair-Nay” and underwent many spelling transformations. It was most likely created to counteract the effects of cholera and malaria, but went on to be used for everything from a laxative to a hangover cure. Today there are still several Italian Fernet producers (with the largest making so much of the world’s production that some actually believe Fernet is a brand name), but most is made in tiny quantities for local rural Italian consumption. The various known recipes most typically share ingredients such as aloe, saffron, quinquina, gentian, anise, angelica, mint and myrhh. This latter ingredient (along with saffron) seems to define and create the backbone of the best Fernet.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTempus Fugit Spirits is dedicated to the glory of the well-made cocktail.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe goal is to source and recreate rare spirits and liqueurs from the pages of history to satisfy the demands of the most discerning connoisseur. Along with the world’s finest absinthes, Tempus Fugit was determined to seek out fine rare spirits that were once staples in classic pre-Prohibition cocktails, which have been lost over time. In most cases, Tempus Fugit recreated these liqueurs in-house using historic 19th-century protocols, many cross-referenced in several languages, to arrive as close in taste to these forgotten spirits as is possible, or surpass them. From rare fruit, flower and plant liqueurs to bitters, Amari, Vermouths and Chanati, Tempus Fugit prides itself in finding out what’s missing from the back bar of the most discerning bartenders.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Breakthru","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51524833607986,"sku":null,"price":85.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0754\/3206\/7378\/files\/7_cb3b2d4b-60b3-43da-a70a-99e697b0af22.webp?v=1785463768","url":"https:\/\/slakesf.com\/products\/tempus-fugit-fernet-del-frate-bitter-liqueur","provider":"SLAKE San Francisco Bottle \u0026 Sundry","version":"1.0","type":"link"}