Reverse Cynar Manhattan of sorts
| 1 1⁄2 | oz | Cynar |
| 1 1⁄2 | oz | Bourbon, Buffalo Trace |
| 3⁄4 | oz | Sweet vermouth, Carpano Antica Formula |
| 2 | ds | Peychaud's Bitters |
| 1 | twst | Orange peel |
Instructions
Combine in a mixing glass then add large ice cubes. Stir then strain over large ice. Garnish with an orange peel expressed and inserted.
Notes
A very long flavor ride from sweet to spicy to bitter and back.
From other users
- Absolutely delicious. The small amount of CAF is apparent. Nice lingering bitter. Made with Knob Creek.
- Didn't have orange, but that would add a nice element. Used punt e mes, delicious.
- Excellent and will try upping the Antica next time
- Excellent Manhattan sub. Cynar adds welcome bitter undertones. A real Friday unwinding drink.
- As was said, good Manhattan alternative.
- Bitter
- As suggested by someone here, tried it with Ramazzotti and like it. Next time I'll bump the bourbon up in the mix (just a tad sweeter than I like it). I'll also try it with Rye.
- 12/27/16: Really, really good. I prefer this to a manhattan.
- Made with Cynar 70. As one does. An excellent alternative to a Manhattan.
- Delicious!! I used perucchi sweet vermouth.
- loved this drink, lots of flavors and complexity makes a wonderful cocktail
- I find this a tad too bitter...but it tastes better as the ice melts!
- Good bourbon/cynar rich/warm slightly bitter drink. Used Bitter Truth Creole Bitters + Peychaud's
- Made with Bullitt and Ramazotti-pretty good-needs the orange peel
- soft and sweet. very drinkable
- Maybe tone down the Bourbon a bit
- Not bitter enough for me, a little too strong and sweet.
- Elijah Craig Small Batch bourbon; increased bourbon to 2 oz, added 1/2 dash of Angostura (per drink); nice Manhattan riff!
- Used Vermut Lacuesta instead of Carpano, but a nice cocktail.
- Strong 4. Great Cynar drink. Deep, smooth cola-like flavor a lot of the way through w/a little black licorice. Pretty intense. A little syrupy-sweet for me. Maybe try Rye next time.
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13 Comments
Absolutely delicous
Submitted by Dan on
I made it with Knob Creek. The Carpano Antica was readily apparent. Not overly sweet. A Manhattan for the adventurous. Beautiful lingering bitter tones in the finish.
Fantastic drink
Submitted by Zachary Pearson on
Had the guys at Anvil make this for me, subbing Rittenhouse 100 for Bourbon and Zucca Amaro (rhubarb based) for Cynar... It was all bitter chocolate and wintry spice and enough citrus for balance. Really really good, and makes me want a bottle of Cynar ;)
Ooh, ooh, just got a bottle
Submitted by Dan on
Ooh, ooh, just got a bottle of Zucca. Good stuff. I've added it as an ingredient in Kindred Cocktails. And, yes, you do want a bottle of Cynar.
This drink grew on me. I did
Submitted by christina in tacoma on
This drink grew on me. I did need more Carpano Antica- I ended up closer to 1:1:1. I used Black Maple Hill Bourbon.
Curated to spell out Colonel
Submitted by Dan on
Curated to spell out Colonel in the title to make it easier to find. Old URL's to cocktail/col-carpano will still work.
Seconded. This is the best
Submitted by ifjuly on
Seconded. This is the best cocktail of the ones I've tried on this site so far, a lovely mix of two things I love (Cynar and Manhattans!). A new favorite.
Easily my new favorite drink.
Submitted by jaba on
Easily my new favorite drink.
Definitely a good one for
Submitted by ScorpioCurse on
Definitely a good one for slowly sipping and appreciating. Maybe a touch on the sweet side for my palette, so may have to adjust the Cynar and Antica formula down a touch. Flavor combination is brilliant and lends itself well to experimentation with bitters and garnish.
Anyone have any thoughts on
Submitted by jaba on
Anyone have any thoughts on how this might be with Punt e Mes instead of Carpano Antica?
Yeah, I don't know why I had
Submitted by jaba on
Yeah, I don't know why I had to ask. It was awesome with Punt e Mes. Less "chocolatey" than the original, but still outstanding.
Works pretty well with other
Submitted by ScorpioCurse on
Works pretty well with other variations of amaro and bitters. I like Ramazotti instead of Cynar here, for example.
The "Colonel Carpano" is one
Submitted by MOJO1229 on
The "Colonel Carpano" is one of these easy to imbibe drinks. Bourbon and Cynar is a common mix; more often than not, however, the recipe will call for a bourbon with more overtones than Buffalo Trace. But that, I think, is the strength of the "Colonel Carpano," Using Buffalo Trace instead of, say, Jim Beam Black, results in a democratic drink--that is to say, a drink in which no one ingredient overwhelms the other. I used the ingredients as called for, except I used 3 dashes of The Bitter Truth's Aromatic Bitters, instead of 2 dashes of Peychaud's bitters, with good result.
Overall, the "Colonel Carpano" is an enjoyable drink, which goes down easily despite its slight bitterness via Cynar. Most drinkers who do not like the much more bitter Negroni, will find the Colonel Carpano to be a favorite. This drink also lends itself to different options; (e.g., a stronger bourbon, perhaps a rye, using a different bitter, and using a different vermouth such as punt e mes.) I rated this drink at 4.5.
mojo1229
The "Colonel Carpano" is one
Submitted by MOJO1229 on
The "Colonel Carpano" is one of these easy to imbibe drinks. Bourbon and Cynar is a common mix; more often than not, however, the recipe will call for a bourbon with more overtones than Buffalo Trace. But that, I think, is the strength of the "Colonel Carpano," Using Buffalo Trace instead of, say, Jim Beam Black, results in a democratic drink--that is to say, a drink in which no one ingredient overwhelms the other. I used the ingredients as called for, except I used 3 dashes of The Bitter Truth's Aromatic Bitters, instead of Peychaud's bitters, a with good result. Overall, the "Colonel Carpano" is an enjoyable drink, which goes down easily despite its slight bitterness via Cynar. Most drinkers who do not like the much more bitter Negroni, will find the Colonel Carpano to be a favorite. This drink also lends itself to different options; (e.g., a stronger bourbon, perhaps a rye, using a different bitter, and using a different vermouth such as punt e mes.) I rated this drink at 4.5.
mojo1229