Are you a Discerning Drinker?
Join thousands of like-minded professionals and cocktail enthusiasts, receive our weekly newsletters and see pages produced by our community for fellow Discerning Drinkers.
Forum
Difford's Falernum
We chat a lot with our mate Bob (of Bitters fame) and we got talking about what a great falernum should taste like. Weeks passed (as we sampled numerous...
Ian Lockley
13th September at 15:32
Interested that it is 40 brix. How does that compare to the ubiquitous Velvet, do you have an idea?
7th July 2024 at 18:57
I am trying to buy a bottle of Falernum for a paltry sum less than 20 quid yet having a ton of money in three different accounts one card after another does the impossible and fails authentication. Clearly that can’t happen when in my wife’s HSBC account there are £000s and in mine and in my account at BAC in Costa. Rica.
Can you please help?
Jonesy
Can you please help?
Jonesy
7th July 2024 at 19:59
Hi John, sorry to hear you're having trouble ordering. I'll send you an email, please look out for it, and hopefully I can help.
4th July 2024 at 22:36
can i buy any of this diffords or bobs stuff in the states? :s
5th July 2024 at 07:00
Not yet but hopefully in the months to come. Please bear with me.
28th March 2024 at 15:29
Very pleased to pick up a bottle of this rather special Falernum today and thanks so much to Paloma for making us feel so welcome. :-)
28th February 2024 at 10:15
Bob and I have been working with a trusted third-party producer to make larger batches as the volumes we’re selling are greater than Bob, who is set up to produce small bottles of bitters, can produce. In the meantime, Bob has been working on one last special batch with a very characterful rum. Should be ready very soon and will be a super falernum. Please bear with us.
28th February 2024 at 09:40
Hello, is this coming back in stock anytime soon? 🙋♂️
28th February 2024 at 10:20
Hi Patrick. We’ll have a very special batch anvailble imminently and then our regular Falernum (still incredible stuff) shortly. Please see my comment which I intended as a reply to your question.
26th August 2023 at 04:11
I live in Dubai and can’t get this. Any substitute you would recommend
26th August 2023 at 07:41
You could try and make your own by infusing spices in rum and then adding sugar syrup.
16th June 2023 at 06:19
hello, do you know how to get it in France please?
16th June 2023 at 07:25
Presently only available in UK due to small hand-crafted production and issues with shipping alcohol across borders.
6th April 2023 at 00:58
hello, thinking of using this in a banana peel rum, coffee grounds liqueur and espresso based cocktail. What do you think? It's going to be served to a few hundred people at the London Coffee Festival. What do you think? And are almonds used for infusion (would we need to let people know re allergy?)
9th April 2023 at 09:22
Sounds delicious. There are no almonds in our Falernum, or indeed other allergens.
2nd February 2023 at 08:19
Looking forward to trying, but two questions when will it be in stock and do you ship to Northern Ireland? Thanks
2nd February 2023 at 09:41
Hi Conor, we're back in stock although I'm sorry to say that we're not currently able to ship alcohol to Northern Ireland.
19th August 2022 at 07:41
I just ordered one to try. "Any larger than [35cl] is too big for such a product" - well I guess the UK falernum market is probably quite niche, but for tiki bartenders/enthusiasts one can never have too much falernum!
23rd September 2021 at 11:03
No question the best Falernum I’ve ever tasted. Any plans for a larger bottle in future?
23rd September 2021 at 11:53
Bob deals in small bottles but if he's happy to go huge, then sometime in the future a 35cl bottle would be great. Think any larger is too big for such a product.
1st August 2021 at 09:44
Hello Simon, this looks amazing.
I notice that it’s 18%. Does that mean it can be kept indefinitely, unlike many falernums that need to be refrigerated and used within 6 months?
I notice that it’s 18%. Does that mean it can be kept indefinitely, unlike many falernums that need to be refrigerated and used within 6 months?
1st August 2021 at 10:53
Indefinity is a very long time! However, we made 18% to have enough alcohol to be shelf-stable after opening at room temperature. Oxygenation will degrade the flavour over time but it will not be affected by mould etc which can spoil those with less alcohol.
14th May 2021 at 19:45
Unsurprisingly brilliant! Perfectly balanced. Intense spice, warmth, sweetness and acidity. Combined in a Brooklyn's Finest it's genuinely superb. Kudos Simon, Paloma... & Bob!
15th May 2021 at 09:17
Many thanks for your kind words Alex. Bob always gets what I'm after and then knocks it out the park.
8th May 2021 at 14:49
Awesome! Can't wait to taste it. When is it available?
[deleted user]
8th May 2021 at 15:08
Hi Lasse, it’s available to purchase now from our UK shop. Sadly not able to ship alcohol overseas.