20 Unique Cynar Cocktails To Get Your Party(choke) On

The Bitter Giuseppe is one of the better known Cynar cocktails, but you don't see it a lot and most people haven't heard of it! It's a delicious combination of Cynar, sweet vermouth, lemon juice, and orange bitters.

While it's a bitter cocktail, as the name suggests, it's really well-balanced thanks to the sweet vermouth. Apéritif perfection!

A Negroni is typically made with gin, Campari, and sweet vermouth. The Cynar Negroni is a simple riff on the classic recipe that simply replaces the Campari with Cynar for a more nuanced, mellow flavor.

The best part is it's only three ingredients and whips up in a minute or less!

Here's another spin on a Negroni that uses mezcal in place of gin and Cynar in place of Campari. It also uses both dry and sweet vermouth instead of only sweet vermouth.

The result is a bitter, smoky, complex cocktail that would impress even the snobbiest cocktail aficionado!

One more Negroni for the road! This one obviously isn't for everyday, but would be so fun during spooky season. (If you're like me though, spooky season is all year long!)

This variation uses Cynar, gin, and strawberry infused Campari. Drop a tiny chip of dry ice in it and you have yourself a smoking, spooky cocktail everyone will want to suck down!

(PS: do NOT consume the drink until the dry ice has completely evaporated.)

The Cynar Spritz is another classic Cynar cocktail most don't know about that's made with 3oz prosecco or sparkling wine, 2oz Cynar, and a splash of soda water.

This version of a Cynar Spritz adds unsweetened cranberry juice to the mix for a refreshing, bubbly, and unique cocktail.

This is yet another spin on a classic cocktail! A Manhattan is made with whiskey, sweet vermouth, and orange bitters.

This version of the classic skips the orange bitters (though you could still add it if you want!) and adds in Cynar for a more bittersweet, warming cocktail.

Cynar is always delicious in a sour, and this recipe sounds beyond fabulous. Ingredients are mezcal, lime juice, Cynar, agave nectar, egg white, and Angostura bitters.

It'll be be smoky, tangy, and bittersweet all at once!

If you need a festive, boozy drink for the holidays or fall, look no further than this tasty bourbon and Cynar cocktail!

The other two ingredients are Angostura bitters and a homemade cardamom and clove simple syrup (don't worry -- it's actually super easy to make!). So it's essentially an Old Fashioned with Cynar and spiced simple syrup.

The warm spices and light bitterness make for a super cozy, sippable drink.

Who doesn't love a gin fizz!? This is a simple but effective cocktail that always pleases a crowd.

This riff on a gin fizz contains gin, Cynar, lemon juice, simply syrup, and Prosecco. So it's wonderfully refreshing and not overly sweet, which makes it ideal for warmer weather!

This cocktail is basically a serving of vegetables, so we can call it healthy, right?

Either way, if you love beets and savory drinks, this is the cocktail for you! The only 4 ingredients you need are Cynar, beet juice, gin, and aromatic bitters.

My favorite part about this cocktail is the gorgeous deep purple color!

Not only is this cocktail cleverly named, it's also SO tasty. It's a recipe from a popular cocktail bar in Chicago called the The Violet Hour, but you don't need to venture to the Windy City for it since it's easy to make at home!

All you need is white rum, Cynar, lime juice, Demerara syrup, and green Chartreuse. So it's herbaceous from the Cynar and green Chartreuse, but well-balanced thanks to the lime juice's acidity and syrup's light sweetness.

It's a bit of a stretch to even call this cocktail a riff on an Old Fashioned since it has none of the traditional ingredients you see in an Old Fashioned (i.e. whiskey, sugar, and bitters).

Regardless of the name, it's a super interesting cocktail that leverages some fun ingredients. You'll need Cynar, reposado tequila, mezcal, apple molasses, and gingerbread bitters. This is another one that's perfect for cool weather sipping!

The Latin Trifecta is a fun cocktail that takes a spirit from 3 romance language-speaking countries. You have Cynar from Italy, tequila from Mexico, and sherry from Spain. The only other ingredient you need is orange bitters.

So it's booze-forward, well-balanced, and packed with flavor!

Bittersweet Cynar and pithy grapefruit go so well together and are the stars of this cocktail!

This refreshing spritz is made with Cynar, grapefruit soda, Cava, and club soda. Light, zingy, and wonderful any time of year!

I had to include another Cynar and grapefruit cocktail because they were just made for each other! This drink is made with equal parts Cynar, dark rum, and grapefruit juice.

Top it all off with some seltzer and you have a glass of bubbly, bitter bliss!

The Artichoke Hold is one of my favorite cocktails PERIOD. It's such a well-balanced, unique tiki drink that's tropical enough to drink on a beach and elevated enough for classier occasions.

Ingredients include rum, Cynar, St Germain Elderflower Liqueur, lime juice, and Orgeat. YUM.

Here's another cocktail to keep you warm on a cold fall or winter night with a surprising line up of ingredients! You'll need red wine (something rich and fruit-forward like Shiraz), coffee liqueur, Cynar, rye whiskey, and cherry bitters.

Although it's a lot of strong flavors, they all work beautifully together and make for a rich, endlessly sippable cocktail.

If you like your sangria on the drier side, this recipe is for you. It's also incredibly simple. All you do is muddle blueberries with Cynar, then top it all off with a fruit-forward red wine.

So it's still has the fruitiness you want in a sangria, but without any added sugar and with a wonderfully bitter edge.

This riff on a pina colada has way less sugar and is so light compared to the classic recipe, while being just as tropical and delicious (if not more so!).

For this elevated pina colada, you need Malibu rum, pineapple rum, Cynar, pineapple juice, cinnamon syrup, lime juice, egg white, and Angostura bitters.

The coconut rum and egg white replace coconut cream, while the Cynar subdues the overall sweetness. Such a fun and light take on a traditionally heavy cocktail!

This cocktail has it all: it's bitter and spicy, citrusy and tropical, and oh-so drinkable.

Ingredients are Demerara Rum, Velvet Falernum, Mr Black Coffee Liqueur, Cynar, and Angostura bitters. So it's basically a cozy tiki drink that would be perfect for cooler weather.

PS: if you love coffee cocktails, check out these delicious caffeine-filled Mr Black Coffee Liqueur cocktails!