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Cynar is an Italian aperitif created all the way back in 1949.
I may be wrong but I think this is the only spirit to be flavoured with artichoke leaves plus a mix of herbs. It is marketed under a 'medicinal' label, thanks to those 13 herbs and plants. The manufacturer's website (Campari bought the brand in 1995) says it is the perfect bitter for an after-dinner digestive to be enjoyed with tonic and ice or a splash of soda water.
So, an artichoke and herb-flavoured alcholic (16.5%) aperitif/digestive. In the UK it retails for around £12. Any takers?
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1-05-2006 @5:49PM Robert said... I love Cynar, it reminds me of a slightly more approachable version of Campari (which I am also quite fond of). A while back I created a cocktail recipe that uses it, and which sells quite well in those bars that can serve it:
The Trident Cocktail
- 1 ounce dry sherry
- 1 ounce Cynar
- 1 ounce aquavit
- 2 dashes peach bitters
Stir with ice. Strain into a cocktail glass. Garnish with a lemon twist.
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1-05-2006 @5:59PM Bibi said... No thanks, with £12 here, Brazil, I can buy a box of that. We have Cynar too, but I never tasted it because it doesn't look tasty. It's popular, but not so popular as "pinga". But as far, the aperitif with the strangest component that I know is the Conhaque de Alcatr?S?Jo?da Barra (http://www.thoquino.com.br/prod_4.htm) made with extract of tar.
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1-12-2006 @7:21PM Jacqueline Kinney said... My husband and I had Cynar on a recent trip to Berlin - delicious! Try it with Prosecco. A nice antidote to super sweet cocktails.
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