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CIA

Shot cocktails · Spirit-forward · C.I.A.

4.1 20 ratings

Ingredients

1/2 oz Cynar/carciofo amaro
1/2 oz Applejack brandy
1 dash Aromatic bitters

How to make

Serve in a shot glass

Method

  1. 1 Select a SHOT GLASS.
  2. 2 POUR all ingredients (preferably chilled) into chilled glass.

Flavour profile

50.0% alc./vol. · 0.6 standard drinks · 57 calories

History

Half-sized serves are best sipped from a Copita cup – too tasty to appreciate in a gulp.

This cocktail is adapted from a recipe created circa 2012 by Tonia Guffey at Dram bar in New York City. Initially named the Triple A, referencing amaro, Angostura, and applejack, the name CIA, an acronym for Cynar In Applejack, was suggested by broadcaster and bar entrepreneur Sother Teague.

Created by Sother Teague