Made this tonight, and notwithstanding its considered a digestivo, I had it as an apertivo. I was a bit concerned as never having tried Cynar that it might be a little bitter for my tastes. I therefore gave it a good long stir and thoroughly enjoyed it! Curious re the garnish. I have seen on other sites that only an odd number should be used e.g. 1 or 3 cherries or olives. Often on Difford's there are two. Is there a convention or just "I love cherries and olives so I'm using more than one"

Even with a lower proof rye this was very, very good. Brilliant flavour combination. Like Jordan, I added some orange spritz. Can’t wait to retry with overproof rye and a fresh bottle of Cynar 😉.

Absolutely at the top of my list as a favorite. I only serve it (to myself) in my antique cocktail glasses.

I made a variant using sfumato rabarbaro instead of cynar, and 2oz rye instead of 1.5.

Perfect. The burst of flavours is unbelievable from three ingredients. Well balance and nicely boozy.

This general recipe appears on the back of the Cynar bottle as a "Cynar Manhattan" ;)

Hi, nice work on this wonderful site. I checked in on your Little Italy recipe and then fell in love with the glassware. Do you sell this glass, or otherwise can you direct me to it? Thank you.

Hello Mr Difford, this is a very nice drink, with bitterness, sweetness, and spice all playing well together. I do have a question though; it seems many of the available recipes say 2 oz of Rye, and only a few, including yours, say 1. I've not made it with 2, but wonder at the seemingly rather significant discrepancy. Which was Ms Saunders's original recipe? Thanks.