A low-alcohol, highly refined summer drink that has a mild Italian amaro based on artichoke in the lead role. Supporting star is the French elderflower liquour St-Germain. To balance the sweetness from these two participants, the sour role is delegated to fresh lemon juice. And together they perform wonderfully, each giving delicate and complex notes of spices, herbs and flowers together with pleasing bitterness and refreshing tartness.
8 cl Cynar
3 cl St-Germain
3 cl lemon juice
Sparkling water
Stir the first three ingedients with ice in a highball glass. Top up with sparkling water.
If you want a garnish, a slice of orange would do nicely.
This drink was created in 2011 by Zachary Gelnaw-Rubin, a bartender from Dutch Kills Bar in Queens, NYC.
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