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Northshore October 2025
What do artichokes, saffron, and chicken have in common? Yes, they’d make a great meal, but would you drink them in a cocktail? We’ve uncovered some weirdly wonderful spirits that tout these ingredients as an essential part of their distillation process. The resulting tastes are not what you’d expect: sweet, smoky, and decidedly sippable. Cynar Old-school bitter Italian liqueurs have enjoyed a resurgence among bartenders for their complex flavor and mixability. One such brand is Cynar (CHEE-nar), created in 1952 and named after one of its 13 ingredients, the artichoke (Cynara scolmymus). No, it doesn’t
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