Cynar (CHEE-nar) is a digestif amaro invented in 1952. The brand is now owned by the Campari group. Cynar is flavored with thirteen different herbs and spices, but most prominently, artichoke.
Cynar is a medium brown color fading to golden yellow at the rim, fairly sweet, and low in alcohol — 33 proof. It smells and tastes like buttery honey, with prevalent tobacco notes, and an astringent, herbal finish.
Some popular cocktails containing Cynar
- Bitter Brulee — Cynar, Aromatized wine, Vanilla liqueur, Rum, Apricot liqueur, Bitters, Salt
- A Kidnapped Drink — Cynar, Herbal liqueur, Bitters, Lime juice, Ginger syrup, Honey syrup
- Padded Thai — Gin, Cynar, Ginger liqueur, Drinking vinegar
- Fault Line — Aquavit, Aromatized wine, Cynar, Carrot Eau-de-vie, Orange peel
- Tropical sunset in europe — Gin, Suze, Cynar, Strega, Pineapple liqueur, Bitters, Orange cream citrate
- Devil's Kitchen — Mezcal, Pineapple rum, Cynar, Crème de Banane, Ancho Reyes chile liqueur, Bitters, Grapefruit peel
- In the Stacks — Scotch, Sherry, Cynar, Apricot liqueur, Bitters, Orange peel
- Midnight Diplomat — Bourbon, Cognac VSOP, Cynar, Bénédictine, Sweet vermouth, Orange bitters, Bitters
- Smoke 'n Choke — Cynar, Stout, Scotch, Chocolate bitters, Whole egg, Brown sugar coffee syrup
- Electric Circus (Yarm) — Mezcal, Pineapple rum, Amaro Montenegro, Cynar, Bitters, Orange peel
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