An artisanal Italian fernet from the Paesani brothers, Ermanno and Pietro, who founded their distillery in 1961. While Fernet-Branca dominates the category, Paesani represents the small-batch, handcrafted alternativeherbs and spices that are cultivated or foraged rather than industrially sourced, made in a pastoral setting far from factory production. If you know fernet only through Branca, Paesani offers a different perspective on what this bitter, minty, herbal digestif can be.