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A place for conversation about cocktails, ingredients, home mixology, the bar industry or liquor industry, glassware - this is not an exhaustive list. If you think it's in some way related to cocktails it's probably fine.

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April cocktail challenge, Cynar. (self.cocktails)

submitted 7 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) by RBWells to c/cocktails

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No entries to the March contest so no winner. For April our ingredient challenge comes from @[email protected],winner of the February challenge who suggested Cynar, Artichoke April.

The rules are few. At least 3 ingredients, must be (as far as you can tell) a novel drink or novel variation on a known cocktail. Winner is most upvoted, any downvotes are discarded.

Post requirements: A ~~picture~~, a recipe including measurements and directions, and a reaction - how was it? What does it taste like, mouth feel, anything you notice when drinking it.

(Removing the requirement for a picture as nobody is including one and Lemmy sometimes fights them).

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I tried a Vieux Carre with cynar swapped for the sweet vermouth. It was very vegetal and bitter. So I tried again.

Stirred on ice:

1oz cognac, 1oz rye, 1/2oz cynar, 1/2 oz sweet vermouth, 1/4 oz cointreau

Poured on a cube with an express orange peel.

Its pretty good. I'm a fan of cutting rye back 50% with cognac, in a lot of cocktails. I'd run out of orange bitter but 1/4oz cointreau is a decent replacement in this context. A little spicy. Very herbal and bitter. And orange to round it out.

[–] RBWells 2 points 7 months ago

Timely. I was just today thinking of whiskey and pineapple juice and also decided to half and half with cognac! Nothing as boozy as this (Wednesday is a work night for me) just 0.5oz of each in 2oz juice but still, that combination is so nice.