Cynar 70

Rating: 21/23 This is a mixer, so I won't be doing my usual NPF rating thing. I'll toss it into some drinks and see how it does. Oh my gosh. Oh my gosh. This with Trader Joe's bourbon in a 1:3 ratio is clearly better than subbing this for Averna. I'm actually shocked because Averna is amazing and also because this is richer and has less of an alcohol flavor, yet this is substantially more alcoholic than the Averna is. This brings some decadent cola and root beer flavors in that I just adore. It's so decadent and hedonistic. Mixing this 1:3 with that Trader Joe's bourbon is just a decadent delight. This does have a bit more of a flat bitter flavor than I'd like, but wow, that hedonism. Licorice and chocolate are definitely here a bit. This doesn't lack subtlety, but it actually has complexity at multiple levels of palate. Amazing! This is a truly decadent mixer that adds some great dimensions. I thought that Averna was great, but this blows it out of the water! OK, this is amazing. How amazing though? I gave Averna a 20, but I think that that this is better. Is it a 23? I'm skeptical. It's at least a 21 and I'm leaning toward a 22 based on this one mixing though. Coming back to this, I'm slightly skeptical of a 22, but it's definitely a 21.