Fernet Francisco 9th Release
  • Category Bourbon
  • Country United States
  • Region Kentucky
  • Distillery Willett
  • Style Bourbon Whiskey
  • Maturation Willett Bourbon casks
  • Alcohol 40%*
*please note that the ABV of this bottle may vary California residents: Click here for Proposition 65 WARNING.
  • sweet
  • bitter
  • herbal
  • cinnamon
  • clove
  • orange zest
  • oak
  • smooth

Fernet Francisco

9th Release (0.75l, 40%*) *please note that the ABV of this bottle may vary

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The first Fernet from the Bay Area.

The friendship of Max Rudsten and Ben Flajnik began over a toast with a shot of Fernet. Not a total coincidence since they were both really into this Italian bitter Spirit that’s based on a grape distillate and originates in Italy. It’s usually crafted with several herbs and drunk as a digestif. Rudsten was working on his own recipe and Flajnik was traveling the world, looking at various methods at famous distilleries. The two Bay Area locals created the first locally-crafted Bay Area Fernet.

Fernet Francisco 9th Release is a limited release that’s part of their Cask series. They don’t disclose the entire recipe but we do know this: it’s crafted with grape Brandy and local hand-picked herbs and botanicals, including rhubarb, gentian root, orris root, cardamom, bay leaves, cinnamon, fresh orange peel, peppermint, spearmint, angelica root, and German chamomile. This intriguing Spirit is aged in Willett Bourbon casks for 6 months and it comes out at 40% ABV as a rich, complex, and oaky Fernet. Toast with it neat or use it in your cocktail.
 
  • Category Bourbon
  • Country United States
  • Region Kentucky
  • Distillery Willett
  • Style Bourbon Whiskey
  • Maturation Willett Bourbon casks
  • Alcohol 40%*
*please note that the ABV of this bottle may vary California residents: Click here for Proposition 65 WARNING.

Appearance / Color
Amber

Nose / Aroma / Smell
Sweet and herbal.

Flavor / Taste / Palate
Bitter, herbal, and sweet with rhubarb, cinnamon, clove, orange zest, and bay leaves along with oak from Bourbon barrels.

Finish
Well-balanced.
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  • sweet
  • bitter
  • herbal
  • cinnamon
  • clove
  • orange zest
  • oak
  • smooth
Fernet Francisco 9th Release
Fernet Francisco 9th Release
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Character Dogson
Straight Bourbon must be matured for at least 2 years. If a bottle has no age statement, it’s at least 4 years old.

J.B.'s father, Joseph W. Dant, invented a still made from a poplar log at 16, as he couldn't afford a copper still. Although crude, it worked exceptionally well!
At any given time, there are more barrels of Bourbon in Kentucky than there are people. The population of the Bluegrass State is about 4.4 million. Today there are more than 5 million barrels of Bourbon sitting in the rick-houses of that Old Kentucky Home. That’s nearly 300 bottles of Bourbon per person, or about 60 gallons each.
Bourbons are very high in vanilla, as American White Oak is naturally high in vanillins.
Bourbon only needs to be placed in a new oak container for a few seconds to be called Bourbon. Fresh from the still and unaged Bourbon is called a White Dog. Recently, many of the larger distillers have started packaging this harsh, clear grain spirit for sale.
Bourbons have very prominent notes of vanilla, as American White Oak is naturally high in vanillins.
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Dog Dogson's Smartass corner
Character Dogson
Straight Bourbon must be matured for at least 2 years. If a bottle has no age statement, it’s at least 4 years old.

J.B.'s father, Joseph W. Dant, invented a still made from a poplar log at 16, as he couldn't afford a copper still. Although crude, it worked exceptionally well!
At any given time, there are more barrels of Bourbon in Kentucky than there are people. The population of the Bluegrass State is about 4.4 million. Today there are more than 5 million barrels of Bourbon sitting in the rick-houses of that Old Kentucky Home. That’s nearly 300 bottles of Bourbon per person, or about 60 gallons each.
Bourbons are very high in vanilla, as American White Oak is naturally high in vanillins.
Bourbon only needs to be placed in a new oak container for a few seconds to be called Bourbon. Fresh from the still and unaged Bourbon is called a White Dog. Recently, many of the larger distillers have started packaging this harsh, clear grain spirit for sale.
Bourbons have very prominent notes of vanilla, as American White Oak is naturally high in vanillins.
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