Fernet Branca Dark Liqueur, 70 cl

Like most strong drinks in Italy, Fernet is usually drunk at the end of the meal as a digestive aid. It's also a popular hangover cure when added to an espresso: you'll often hear people ordering a caffè corretto con Fernet in coffee bars on the way to work. Invented in Milan in 1845, these quality bitters are made by fermenting over 40 herbal ingredients in alcohol, before a year of ageing in oak casks. Herbal and bitter