Fernet-Branca Sunglasses 🕶️, NWOT

Fernet-Branca Sunglasses 🕶️, NWOT Fernet-Branca promo sunglasses, brand new never worn. Fernet, an Italian type of amaro (a bitter, aromatic spirit), was first introduced to San Francisco in the 1800s, and was originally marketed as a cure for cholera. It gained some popularity during Prohibition since it was still sold as a medicinal product in pharmacies. In the 1980s, it gained a cult following among a small group of SF bartenders. But then something happened. The digestif — known to calm upset stomachs and soothe hangover misery using a secret formula comprising some 40 herbs, roots and other natural compounds — exploded in popularity in the city in the ’90s and aughts. It’s then that Fernet became linked to San Francisco in the same way that Malort is to Chicago and Guinness is to Dublin, Ireland.