The best cigar drink you've never heard of...

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Originally Posted by Stick

I have had it as a shot with a ginger-ale chaser, pretty tasty but very strong/bitter straight. Will have to try the coke mix. Good article in the Atlantic a little while ago on it.

Cool article, David.

I especially liked this part:
"Branca’s great-great-grandfather conceived the original formula in 1845. “It was born as a medicine,” Branca said, and for decades Fernet was touted for its healthful effects. As recently as 1962, Suburbia Today recommended it for “overeating, flatulence, hangovers, gas pains, [and] lifting yourself off the floor when you’ve mixed oysters and bananas.”