We used Luxardo Fernet, and found it VERY Fernet-forward. Fernet on the nose before sipping, first sip shows the bianco and Galliano, and then it's Fernet again for the long, long finish. Great if you love Fernet, good if you like Fernet.

I found the fernet a bit overpowering, cutting back to equal parts Galliano and fernet was much more balanced to my palate

The former incarnation isn’t bad at all but I prefer the latest recipe because of its minty freshness.

I wonder where the mint tones come from here. Guess Galliano because Fernet Branca needs Branca Menta for that…

Very minty and secondarily herbal. Certainly refreshing. Not sure I love it though.

Fernando is ugly and thick, but not completely without charm.

Definitely not dry/sour - I’d say it was getting close to my tolerance for sweetness for a drink served straight up (even though I would drink any of the ingredients by themselves on the rocks on the right day).

Might be better with a dry vermouth instead of bianco to knock the sugar back by 4g or so, but I didn’t really like it enough to experiment.

Delightful drink, tempted to use a liquorice stick segment as a garnish.

Branca Menta is too overpowering in this, but I love the drink nonetheless... I did use Cocchi Americano, so that might have tamed the Branca a bit, who knows. (11 Jan 2024, 3:20p)

Fresh, intense, complex but harmonious cocktail though no big fan of Fernet-Branca. I used Liquore Strega instead of Galliano L'Autentico liqueur, they are so similar. Next time, I might use a little less Fernet-Branca, possible 15 ml.

Its fascinating how 3/4oz of Fernet quietly disappears in this cocktail. I enjoyed it, but am mostly fascinated by how this combination works.

Great with Luxardo Fernet.

Was out of Galliano so I used Liquore Strega and Licor 43 fifty fifty. Can't say how that compares to Galliano L'Autentico but the results were fantastic!