Ingredients

  • 2 ozbourbon
  • ½ ozcynar
  • 2 dashesangostura bitters
  • 🍋Orange peel(garnish)

🔧 Tools

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Instructions

  1. Combine bourbon, Cynar, and bitters in a mixing glass with ice.
  2. Stir for 30 seconds until well chilled.
  3. Strain over a large ice sphere or cube in a rocks glass.
  4. Express an orange peel over the drink and use as garnish.

📜 History

The Cynar Old Fashioned replaces the traditional sugar cube and Angostura bitters with Cynar, the Italian artichoke-based amaro first produced in Venice in 1952. The amaro serves double duty as both sweetener and bitters, bringing a savory, earthy complexity that transforms the classic Old Fashioned into something altogether more layered. The combination of bourbon's caramel notes and Cynar's vegetal bitterness has become a go-to for bartenders looking to add depth to the format.

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