Post #233750 by quickiki on Wed, May 24, 2006 12:24 PM

I never heard of Fernet Branca until I was looking for a bottle of Amer Picon at a local liquor store. Turns out, Amer Picon is no longer distributed in the United States (FDA banned it a couple of years ago??), but the store owner steered me to Fernet Branca, telling me it tasted virtually the same. WRONG! I tried making a Picon Punch with the stuff and I almost gagged. Hopefully, it tastes better in a Navy Grog.