No entries to the March contest so no winner. For April our ingredient challenge comes from @neptune@dmv.social,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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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.
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.
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?
Stealing this from the Vinyl Me, Please record club pairing with the album Person Pitch by Panda Bear.
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1.5 oz bourbon
1 oz cold brew
.5 oz cynar
.5 oz sweet vermouth (Carpano Antica)
Shake all ingredients with ice. Strain over Old Fashioned glass with 1 large ice cube. Garnish with spritzed Lemon Peel