Bartender's Handshake: The Cult of Fernet-Branca, with Cocktail Recipes and Lore AUTH-11766856 Easy Japanese Cooking

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Bartender's Handshake: The Cult of Fernet-Branca, with Cocktail Recipes and Lore AUTH-11766856 Easy Japanese CookingIt was Italian immigrants who first carried bottles of Fernet Branca to the United States in their suitcases, introducing the distinctly bitter digestivo to unexpecting palates. Although most Americans weren't sure what to make of it, Fernet became a rite of passage among bartenders. If a bartender poured a shot for a customer (usually another bartender) and another for themselves, it was called a "bartender's handshake." They began to recognize the