My third favorite amaro of the night, Cynar is known for the artichoke on the bottle. I'm not sure if that scares people away, but if you give it a try you will be pleasantly surprised and no, it doesn't taste like artichoke, it's just one of the thirteen botanicals used to make it. Cynar is bottled at 33 proof, although they do offer a 70 proof bottle nowadays, but I haven't gotten to try that yet. 33 proof is a bit low for me when it comes to drinking it neat, since it comes off as too sweet, but it's not terrible. The nose features oak and lemon peel. On the first sip you may wonder if this is even an amaro, there is almost no bitterness. It's sweet, but not cloyingly so, with some spice, toffee and caramel. The finish lasts a decent while, with absolutely no burn, but it is still a bit too sweet. For being so low in proof I expected worse, but it held its own and doesn't come off as syrupy or too sweet, even when put up against Meletti and Ramazzotti. Cynar definitely makes a solid low ABV drink, however, I find it more useful in cocktails than I do just drinking it on it's own. It doesn't have the backbone to stand up to other amari, but as a cocktail ingredient you can make a lot of unique drinks with it. So I would say, if you plan to drink this neat, consider others, but if you plan to make some cocktails or simple aperitif drinks, then this would be a solid choice.