Fernet-Branca Cocktail

     Fernet-Branca, the elusive bartender's go-to. An Italian amaro with such complexity to deliver herbal, menthol, and bitter notes. Hard to explain unless you have had it and even harder to deconstruct. But the question becomes how to tame the"beast"?
     Flipping through the pages of the "Bible" as we call it; The Savoy Cocktail, I find an interesting concoction, simple in design with the right mix to make it great. The Fernet-Branca Cocktail adds just the right mix for someone desiring a bitter apertif to end the evening. Why mess up a classic?, let's savor it.

Fernet-Branca Cocktail
1 1/2 oz. gin (half Plymouth, half Hayman's Old Tom)
3/4 oz. Sweet Vermouth ( Carpano Antica)
3/4 oz. Fernet-Branca
-stir and strain