Cynar Cup
A refreshing, low-proof highball built on artichoke-based Cynar and ginger ale.
Base
other
Glassware
Highball glass
Flavor Profile
bitterrefreshing
Ingredients
- 2 oz Cynar
- 0.5 oz fresh lemon juice
- Ginger ale, to top
- Lemon wheel, to garnish
Instructions
- 1Fill a highball glass with ice.
- 2Add Cynar and lemon juice.
- 3Top with ginger ale and garnish with a lemon wheel.
Origin & Story
Italy, modern
As bartenders rediscovered lower-proof amaro in the 2000s, Cynar's vegetal bitterness found a natural home lengthened with ginger ale and citrus.
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