On Sep 5, 4:02 pm, Champ  wrote:
> On Fri, 5 Sep 2008 06:00:50 -0700 (PDT), darsy 
> wrote:
>
> >you think Black Sambuca is bad for hangovers?
>
> >Try Fernet Branca.
>
> >Even reading the ingredients list makes me feel a bit bilious (/Myrhh/
> >and Rhubarb for starters.)
>
> Fucks sake - you actually swallowed enough Fernet Branca to get a
> hangover?

I had some of it, as part of an evening of general mixed drinking. I
had the first proper hangover the next day for ten years either side
(this was around ten years ago, IYSWIM). I can normally mix anything,
and not have any ill effects, but one small glass of the stuff did me
in.

> Burnt brought some back from a foreign trip and I tried it at his
> place.  The smell is appalling, but the taste worse.  One sip was
> enough for me to know I never, ever wanted to taste it again.

well, me neither.

--
d.