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Originally Posted by Janszoon
Well bourbon is a type of whiskey.
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Yeah, but it's not a "whisky" (without an "e") as that spelling implies only the stuff made in Scotland (okay - and Canada and Japan).
Anyways, since it's now about liquor in general, I can write about my favourite bitter which is Fernet Branca.
It's an italian bitter made from a secret recipe that involves X amount of herbs. It's quite bitter to the taste and unlike sugar-infested gloop like Jägermeister, it's thankfully not sweet. It's sharp and fresh with a taste like aggressive, herby mouthwash. Like certain other bitters, it's rumoured to cure various ailments like headaches (duh), stomach aches and hangovers.
It's the kind of thing you either love or hate. A lot of people don't like it for it's bitterness while some love it for the same reason. Appearantly, it's immensely popular in Argentina and it's commonly enjoyed in a glass with cold coka cola.
I like it bare with a glass of cold water on the side. Lovely
and it was also dirt cheap up there!