Fernet-Branca is produced according to the original recipe. It is made from 27 herbs and other ingredients; its complete formula is a trade secret. Sources have reported that its recipe includes chinese rhubarb, aloe ferox (bitter aloe), cinchona, chocolate, quinine and angelica.
Fernet-Branca is an Italian brand of fernet, a style of amaro or bitters. It was formulated in Milan in 1845, and is manufactured there by Fratelli Branca Distillerie.
The Branca Distillery states on its site that the drink contains "Rhubarb from China, Gentian from France, Galanga from India or from Sri Lanka, (and) Chamomile from Europe or Argentina", as well as linden (tiliae flos), iris, saffron, zedoary, myrrh and cinchona. Fernet-Branca has a higher alcohol content, at 39%, and lower sugar content than most other amaro. It is aged in oak barrels for a year.
