{"id":16858,"date":"2025-11-03T09:15:23","date_gmt":"2025-11-03T08:15:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dettling-marmot.ch\/?p=16858"},"modified":"2025-11-03T09:17:23","modified_gmt":"2025-11-03T08:17:23","slug":"180-jahre-fernet-branca","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dettling-marmot.ch\/en\/news\/180-jahre-fernet-branca\/","title":{"rendered":"180 Years of Fernet-Branca \u2013 A Success Story from Milan"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Since 1845, Fernet-Branca has stood for Italian craftsmanship, tradition, and distinctive character. On the occasion of its 180th anniversary, the family-owned company looks back on an impressive history and a worldwide presence.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><strong>A Family Business with History<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">180 years ago, in 1845, Bernardino Branca founded the Fratelli Branca distillery in Milan together with his three sons. The company remains family-owned to this day and is now run by the fifth generation under Niccol\u00f2 Branca.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The Secret of 27 Botanicals<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The secret behind Fernet-Branca lies in its complex recipe: 27 carefully selected botanicals \u2013 including saffron, chamomile, myrrh, rhubarb, zedoary, galangal, cinnamon, red cinchona bark, iris, and linden \u2013 give the bitter its unmistakable depth. The exact recipe has remained a closely guarded family secret for 180 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>A Recognisable Symbol<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The iconic logo featuring an eagle clutching a bottle of Fernet-Branca above the globe was created by the artist Leopoldo Metlicovitz and symbolises the brand\u2019s international presence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Maturation and Character<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After one year of ageing in oak casks, Fernet-Branca is bottled at 35% vol. The distinctive bitter is ideally suited for the bar and is appreciated neat, on ice, or as an ingredient in classic and modern drinks alike.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Serving Suggestion: The Branchinotto<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A popular serving suggestion is the Branchinotto \u2013 a balanced combination of Fernet-Branca and Chinotto, the aromatic citrus fruit with a bittersweet note.<br>Preparation: <em>Pour 5 cl of Fernet-Branca, 10 cl of Chinotto, and ice cubes into a highball glass, stir, and garnish with an orange slice.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fernetbranca.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">To the brand website<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/xyxle.com\/content-system\/index.php?action=catalogFormMyWebcatalog&amp;idUser=745&amp;share=71c0731e347eaad56a03e8099b820085&amp;isCatalog=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">To the product master data on Xyxle<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Since 1845, Fernet-Branca has stood for Italian craftsmanship, tradition, and &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-16858","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dettling-marmot.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16858","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dettling-marmot.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dettling-marmot.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dettling-marmot.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dettling-marmot.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16858"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.dettling-marmot.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16858\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16866,"href":"https:\/\/www.dettling-marmot.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16858\/revisions\/16866"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dettling-marmot.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16858"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}