- BrandFaccia Brutto
- CountryUSA
- TypeLiqueur
- Size750ml
- SKU 210000047591
Faccia Brutto is a line of Italian-inspired liqueurs made by Patrick Miller, a former chef who worked in restaurants for fourteen years before turning his attention to creating spirits that pay homage to traditional Italian recipes. Fernet Pianta is a love letter to both Patrick's grandfather, Peter Pianta, as well as all the line cooks Patrick ever worked with. Just as a chef would finish all dishes with a touch of salt, Patrick adds salt to all the spirits prior to bottling to round out all the botanicals and harmonize the sweet and bitter flavors. This fernet has far less sugar than the bigger brands and is naturally colored with roasted chicory root. Enjoy neat or in a Toronto cocktail.
A somewhat savory but highly anise-laden take on saffron drives this bus, leading the palate down a back alley of warm, nutty assurance. Just as rhubarb made its first appearance and I thought surely a bitter-nodes were about to be mugged, it elegantly gave way to secondary notes of peppermint and coffee, concluding with a very subtle forest floor finish.