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Fernet Stock is a herbal
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made in Plzeň- Božkov,
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. It is flavoured with approximately 14 herbs, imported from the
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and the
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. It is also available in a sweeter form as Fernet Stock Citrus. The original Fernet is approximately 40% alcohol (Italian version 41%), whereas the Citrus is a lower 30%.


History

In 1884, the italian Lionello Stock founded during the crisis after the
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the ''Camis & Stock'' company in
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. Its flagship product was cognac, but following the end of the
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, trade between the countries from the empire became more difficult. Stock bought a distillery in Božkov (a village near Plzeň) and founded a subsidiary called Stock Cognac Medicinal. At first, spirits transported from Trieste were bottled there. Cognac or brandy were long the firm's flagship products. The plant began gradually operating independently and shipments from Trieste came to an end. In 1927, the Pilsen company ''Stock Cognac Medicinal Božkov u Plzně'' began with its production of a bitter liqueur Fernet Stock.Stock History
/ref> It was however hit by the Great Depression in 1929 and then seized by the
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s as Jewish property in 1939, and ending up as national property by the end of the
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. Although Lionello Stock regained possession briefly in 1947, it was
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in 1948. Fernet Stock's popularity only increased through the 1960s and 70s, and following the
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, its sales increased dramatically. In the nineties, sales of the popular liqueurs grew by 500%. In 1997, Stock Plzeň introduced the Fernet Stock Citrus, which over the two years became the second most popular Czech alcoholic spirit, right behind Fernet Stock. In 1993, the distillery's original owner Stock Trieste became its majority shareholder. In 2007, Stock Plzeň were sold to Tenebro, a company belonging to the
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group.


Variations

* ''Fernet Stock'' – original first produced in 1927 in Božkov (now part of Plzeň), 40%
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. * ''Fernet Stock Citrus'' – launched in 1997, with
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taste, 30% ABV. * ''Fernet Stock S mátou'' – with
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taste, 30% ABV. * ''Fernet Stock Hruška'' – with
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taste, 30% ABV. * ''Fernet Stock Cranberry'' – with
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taste, 27% ABV.


See also

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References


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Stock TriestStock Plzeň-BožkovFernet Stock Hungary
Bitters Czech brands Italian brands Czech distilled drinks Products introduced in 1927