I've had three tasty cocktails with Cynar - The Cyn-Cyn, Little Italy, and Elderthorne. The only time I hated the stuff was when we tried to drink some of it (unmixed) on the rocks. Ew.
I will try a Cynar-Sweet vermouth Manhattan sometime soon. That variation seems pretty intriguing!
okay I will bite: what's in those? I think I've seen a Little Italy recipe before, but I'm not sure. And I'm way out of my league on the other two. Yeah, straight/on the rocks it's too too much.
I thought that the cynar with just sweet vermouth in a rye manhattan was disharmonious and I felt like the fault lay in the vermouth, not the whisky. I'm willing to admit it may have been the rye--all I had was Old Overholt and Wild Turkey rye. I actually really like the Wild Turkey, but that's so fiery maybe that was clashing with the cynar. Old Overholt just gets lost amid the sweet vermouth and any sizable amount of Cynar. I'll know more once I get a bottle of Sazerac or something.
The Cin-Cyn is the Cynar version of the Negroni: * 1 ounce artichoke-flavored liqueur, such as Cynar brand * 1 ounce gin * 1 ounce sweet vermouth * Dash bitters, either Peychaud or Angostura brand * 2 orange wedges, sliced 1/2-inch thick
The Little Italy is basically a Manhattan spin off (I've never made one, just drank one that was given to me by a bartender at the end of the night): * 2 oz. rye * ½ oz. Cynar * ¾ oz. sweet vermouth
The Elderthorn is one guy's attempt to make a cocktail with the new St. Germain Elderflower liqueur: * 1 oz cognac (or brandy) * 1/2 oz St. Germain Elderflower Liqueur * 1/2 oz Cynar
S4 and I had an artichoke as an appetizer for our anniversary dinner (he'd never eaten one) and it was delightful, though it was just a boiled one. A fire roasted artichoke? I must try!
yeah I did it once, on the grill. it wasn't nearly as good--they used a brick oven I think.
I believe I used the recipe from The Artichoke Council (yes. really. there's a council.) I wasn't thrilled about it because I think I overboiled them. But google might be a friend for fire roasting
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I will try a Cynar-Sweet vermouth Manhattan sometime soon. That variation seems pretty intriguing!
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I thought that the cynar with just sweet vermouth in a rye manhattan was disharmonious and I felt like the fault lay in the vermouth, not the whisky. I'm willing to admit it may have been the rye--all I had was Old Overholt and Wild Turkey rye. I actually really like the Wild Turkey, but that's so fiery maybe that was clashing with the cynar. Old Overholt just gets lost amid the sweet vermouth and any sizable amount of Cynar. I'll know more once I get a bottle of Sazerac or something.
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* 1 ounce artichoke-flavored liqueur, such as Cynar brand
* 1 ounce gin
* 1 ounce sweet vermouth
* Dash bitters, either Peychaud or Angostura brand
* 2 orange wedges, sliced 1/2-inch thick
The Little Italy is basically a Manhattan spin off (I've never made one, just drank one that was given to me by a bartender at the end of the night):
* 2 oz. rye
* ½ oz. Cynar
* ¾ oz. sweet vermouth
The Elderthorn is one guy's attempt to make a cocktail with the new St. Germain Elderflower liqueur:
* 1 oz cognac (or brandy)
* 1/2 oz St. Germain Elderflower Liqueur
* 1/2 oz Cynar
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I believe I used the recipe from The Artichoke Council (yes. really. there's a council.) I wasn't thrilled about it because I think I overboiled them. But google might be a friend for fire roasting
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