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Yeah, I shook it. Needed it very cold today.
Interesting, I’ll have to look for some, how does it compare to Campari on the bitterness scale? Campari is almost too bitter for me. I keep a bottle around just to make an occasional Negroni for a buddy I have that loves them. I can do a G&T but that’s about as bitter as I like to go.Exactly! Several months ago I looked for variations on the Manhattan. I saw a recipe for Black Manhattans with Averna Amaro. My local liquor store didn't have Averna (...after looking high and low! She swore she had it!) and suggested Cynar. I saw online that Cynar is an acceptable substitute and went for it. There is a slight bitterness on the finish like Campari gives to the Negroni that I like now and again. I don't believe I have used the Cynar in any other drink, so the bottle is still 3/4 full.
I've always wanted to try it on its own too, have only ever had it in a few cocktails. The fact that its made with artichokes has had me intrigued since day 1.I'd say they are very similar in terms of bitterness. I just tasted a fraction of an ounce of each. I wonder if you could find a nip to give it a try once, though I don't think I have seen a tiny bottle.
I’d go with the Rock Hill Farms, but it doesn’t look like it has been opened. I can’t believe the price those bottles are selling for now. I think I paid $75 for the bottle I have but that was 5yrs ago.Morning sun on the bar this morning ...... hmmm choices, choices , choices.....
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I am conflicted about the Rock Hill Farms as it was a birthday gift from my best friend. I told him I would not open it until we could get together to share it but unfortunately shortly thereafter he found out he had pancreatic cancer and we never got a chance to share a drink before he passed on.........I’d go with the Rock Hill Farms, but it doesn’t look like it has been opened. I can’t believe the price those bottles are selling for now. I think I paid $75 for the bottle I have but that was 5yrs ago.
Sorry about your loss. My dad was diagnosed with Pancreatic Ca just over a year and half ago. So far he’s beating it, but we know that without some sort of miracle it will eventually take him. Is your friend laid to rest somewhere close. I’ve gone and had a drink with friends that I’ve lost just to reminisce about old times. It sounds kind of corney and I probably got the idea from some movie I watched long ago, but it really was therapeutic for me.I am conflicted about the Rock Hill Farms as it was a birthday gift from my best friend. I told him I would not open it until we could get together to share it but unfortunately shortly thereafter he found out he had pancreatic cancer and we never got a chance to share a drink before he passed on.........
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Yeah, I shook it. Needed it very cold today.