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April cocktail challenge, Cynar. (self.cocktails)

submitted 7 months ago* (last edited 7 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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[–] BigGovernment 4 points 7 months ago (2 children)

I was thinking of a Boulevardier when I started, although I deviated from that pretty quickly. I'll riff on this a little more before the end of the month.

1 oz rye, 1 oz Cynar, 1/4 oz dry curacao, dash orange bitters. I would garnish with a twist of lemon or orange, but I haven't had fresh citrus around for awhile.

It's pleasantly bittersweet and warming, overall pretty good. The orange flavor goes well with both the rye and the Cynar. Could be better though, I think the sweetness is not right. Maybe a less sweet orange liqueur or maybe add a splash of maraschino to make it sweeter?

[–] xelareko 2 points 6 months ago

I made this last night and it was pretty good! I don't own cynar so I used Aperol. I also ended up increasing the rye and apperol, effectively reducing the curaçao, to match my tastes a bit more as well.

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