Prompted Pours

Cynar Gimlet Twist

A bright gin-and-Cynar sour that drinks like a bitter herbal gimlet with crisp lime acidity.

Glass
Coupe glass
Method
Shake
Ice
Standard Cubes
Serves
1

Ingredients

  • 1.5 oz Gin
  • 0.75 oz Cynar
  • 0.75 oz Fresh lime juice
  • 1 pinch Salt — Optional; softens bitterness

Story

You asked for something lighter after the whiskey-based Black Manhattan direction. A rum-based Cynar Daiquiri was suggested first, but you immediately ruled out rum. The drink evolved into a gin-based sour with the same bright citrus structure, landing on a Cynar Gimlet Twist that stayed refreshing while keeping Cynar’s herbal bitterness in focus.

Method

  1. Add all ingredients to a shaker with ice.
  2. Shake hard until chilled.
  3. Strain into a chilled coupe glass.

Notes

    • The earlier rum-based variation was intentionally excluded because you dismissed rum.