Sin Cyn

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Serve in an Old-fashioned glass

Ingredients:
1 oz Speyside single malt Scotch whisky
1 oz Cynar or other carciofo amaro
1 oz Strucchi Rosso Vermouth
× 1 1 serving
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Garnish: Orange zest twist

How to make:

POUR ingredients into ice-filled glass and lightly STIR.

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Strength 6/10
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Sweet to sour 6/10
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Review:

A single malt whisky laced twist on a Boulevardier with Cynar replacing the familiar Italian red bitter liqueur.

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AKA: Cin-Cyn or Cynar Negroni

Variant:

Cin-Cyn

History:

Created by Paul Dellevigne at the Red Owl Tavern, Philadelphia, USA.

Nutrition:

One serving of Sin Cyn contains 161 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1.2 standard drinks
  • 19.03% alc./vol. (19.03° proof)
  • 17.1 grams of pure alcohol

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Jeremy Harrold’s Avatar Jeremy Harrold
4th July 2024 at 05:53
For me the general sweetness diminished the balance, the Speyside whisky had no chance.
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John Hinojos’ Avatar John Hinojos
10th June 2023 at 00:27
Had as an aperitif and it was perfect. Did find it a bit sweet for our tastes, so we added 3 drops of orange bitters (since the garnish was orange zest). Bitters lessened the sweetness. Both versions were wonderful.
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Ben Littlechilds’ Avatar Ben Littlechilds
7th May 2023 at 00:39
Excellent sipper. Very smooth, easy to drink. I used a 12 year Cragganmore and it paired excellent.
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Andre Dittmer’s Avatar Andre Dittmer
15th May 2022 at 07:28
Works also great with lightly peated malt Whisky, like Bowmore 12.
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