My week of drinking like a Boomer – and what it did to my body

A tot before breakfast, a brightener here, a livener there – the older generation has perfected the art of perma-imbibing. Could I keep up?

Liz Hoggard

Jul 1, 2024 – 9.00am

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It is 9am. I pour myself a generous measure of Fernet-Branca, the Italian liqueur much loved by British chefs including Fergus Henderson (co-founder of the Michelin-star St John), who famously likes a stiffener before breakfast.

Wow. Fergus may call it a medicinal infusion of selected blossoms and rare aromatic herbs, but it’s 40 per cent alcohol and tastes like witch’s mouth-wash.

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