Tastes

I’m sure there’re some nuanced and delicate flavors that I’m missing in this Fernet, but to me it tastes like somebody infused NyQuil with Andes mints. Not generally a fan of Italian bitters by themselves, but I can see how to work this into some interesting cocktails. Nowhere near as much licorice flavor as I was expecting, but the mint-forward taste makes me wanna try Branca Menta next.

Passoã is an excellent ingredient in tiki cocktails, despite it being a completely different color from real passion fruit.

The Distiller tasting notes describe the finish as short and bitter. I can agree on the bitter, but I highly disagree on the short. Aperol belongs in cocktails, where that bitterness disappears into the flavors it’s mixed with. On its own, that bitterness coats my tongue and stays there for minutes.