Name: Easy Speak
Total time: 3 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 60 ml Bourbon whiskey; 22.5 ml Cynar/carciofo amaro; 10 ml Sugar syrup (2:1); 4 drop Chocolate bitters

Easy Speak
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Serve in an Old-fashioned glass

Ingredients:
2 oz	Bourbon whiskey
³⁄₄ oz	Cynar or other carciofo amaro
¹⁄₃ oz	Monin Pure Cane Syrup (65.0°brix, equivalent to 2:1 rich syrup) 2 sugar to 1 water
4 drop	Chocolate bitters

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How to make:

Select and pre-chill an Old-fashioned glass.
Prepare garnish of lemon zest twist.
STIR all ingredients with ice.
STRAIN into ice-filled glass (preferably over a large cube or chunk of block ice).
EXPRESS lemon zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

Strength & taste guide:

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Medium

Dry/sour

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Review:

Originally served in a chilled old-fashioned glass without ice but I prefer this cocktail with the dilution that comes with ice. Don't worry if you don't have any chocolate bitters, this drink has enough complexity without the extra bitterness.

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History:

Adapted from a recipe created in 2012 by Scott Diaz, Beverage & Cafe Manager at Elliott's Oyster House & Seafood Café in Seattle, Washington.

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Nutrition:

One serving of Easy Speak contains 219 calories

Alcohol content:

1.7 standard drinks
26.11% alc./vol. (26.11° proof)
24.2 grams of pure alcohol

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Justin Aniello

1st June at 02:46

I don't find it too sweet so much as the cynar plus bourbon and chocolate don't quite work together for me, unfortunate as cynar is one of my favorite amaros.

Antonio Costa

25th February at 23:08

My two cents. Forget the syrup, already too sweet because of Bourbon and cynar. If you want a really worth it upgrade, cynar 70. Thats all.

Calvin Grant

16th September 2024 at 02:32

Tried before, it was excellent. This time around (used a 99 proof bourbon) it was a bit sweet. My rich syrup has been covered, in the fridge, for a while so perhaps evaporation has concentrated it. A strong dash of chocolate bitters completely corrected the balance. Certainly served with ice. ♡

Joseph Hillyard

10th September 2024 at 01:35

My unsolicited advice: sub maple syrup (half the amount, maybe less!) for the simple. Adds to the complexity and helps it last longer!

Peter Pendergest

28th June at 04:34

I completely agree, a splash of maple syrup in place of the simple makes for a much more interesting drink. This was a favorite as written, even better with maple syrup.

Ian T

23rd October 2024 at 21:47

Cheers for the tip. Agree it add extra complexity.

Jonathan Goldthorpe

9th August 2024 at 14:17

Agree with all comments. Fabulous rich cocktail, chocolate bitters make it. Would dial back the sugar a little though

Adam Kormondy

29th January 2024 at 07:45

This is a good drink! Not too sweet for me using Woodford Reserve. Took Garrett's advice with some orange oils on top and highly recommend. Ends with that distinctive Cynar bitterness. As the drink dilutes, the cocoa notes increase.

Yossi Burg

22nd January 2024 at 05:08

The chocolate bitters make this - next time I'll take Garrett's suggestion and zooz a little orange zest over the top. Pretty good complex mix of flavours that work well together.