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CIA

Name: CIA
Total time: 2 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 15 ml Cynar/carciofo amaro; 15 ml Applejack brandy; 1 dash Aromatic bitters

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Measurements in:

Serves:

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Ingredients
¹⁄₂ fl oz	Cynar or other carciofo amaro
¹⁄₂ fl oz	Applejack brandy bottled-in-bond (50% alc./vol)
1 dash	Angostura Aromatic Bitters

How to make

Glassware

Serve in a Shot glass

Method

Select a SHOT GLASS.
POUR all ingredients (preferably chilled) into chilled glass.

Flavour Profile

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

One serving of CIA contains 57 calories

Alcohol content:

0.6 standard drinks
30.33% alc./vol. (60.67° proof)
8 grams of pure alcohol

History

Adapted from a recipe created in circa 2012 by Tonia Guffey at Dram bar in New York City. Originally named the Triple A for amaro, Angostura and applejack, the CIA name, an acronym of Cynar In Applejack, was the idea of broadcaster and bar entrepreneur Sother Teague.

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Review

My own preference is to sip half-sized serves of CIA from a Copita cup – it's too tasty to appreciate in a gulp.

Cynar 1000ml - makes 66.5 cocktails
$34.99 $0.53 per cocktail Cynar image

Angostura Aromatic Bitters 120ml - makes 384 cocktails
$13.99 $0.04 per cocktail Angostura Aromatic Bitters image

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Makes a minimum of 66.5 cocktails.
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Comments & Discussion

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Matt Premium Member 19w

Cynar flavors with applejack heat - a good sipper/shot.

Simon Sedgley Premium Member 51w

Delicious. CIA is the much more apt name...given that the drink is served in a "shot" glass.

Michael Click 1y

This is yummy! It's apples and baking spices up front and then it finishes herbal and bitter from the Cynar. I agree -- it's better to sip it than shoot it.

G. M. Genovese Premium Member 1y

I've tried this with Cynar and Meletti on separate attempts. Enjoyed both, but the amaro dominates.

Morten Carlsbaek Premium Member 3y

You need to like cynar to enjoy this cocktail...

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