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Maggie Hoffman
Maggie Hoffman is a contributing writer at Serious Eats.
Maggie Hoffman
Maggie Hoffman is a longtime food and drink expert whose recipes and cocktail-making tips can be found on her newsletters What to Drink and The Dinner Plan. She is the author of  The One-Bottle Cocktail and Batch Cocktails, both published by Ten Speed Press.
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Updated April 03, 2025
Bitter Giuseppe cocktail
Maggie Hoffman

If you like bitter liqueurs at all, this is a drink you must try. This drink is a variation of Stephen Cole's Bitter Giuseppe, adapted by Kirk Estopinal, and further adapted before it was introduced to me by Chad Arnholt of Trick Dog.

Recipe Details

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Prep 3 mins
Active 3 mins
Total 3 mins
Serves 1 serving
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Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 ounces Cynar

  • 1 ounce Punt e Mes

  • 1/4 ounce fresh juice from 1 whole lemon

  • 2 dashes orange bitters

  • Pinch kosher salt

Directions

  1. In an Old Fashioned glass, stir Cynar, Punt e Mes, lemon juice, and orange bitters with a large ice cube until chilled. Add salt on top of ice and serve.

Special equipment

Mixing glass

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Nutrition Facts (per serving)
169Calories
0gFat
21gCarbs
0gProtein
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Nutrition Facts
Servings: 1
Amount per serving
Calories169
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 0g0%
Saturated Fat 0g0%
Cholesterol 0mg0%
Sodium 84mg4%
Total Carbohydrate 21g8%
Dietary Fiber 0g0%
Total Sugars 16g
Protein 0g
Vitamin C 3mg15%
Calcium 3mg0%
Iron 0mg1%
Potassium 45mg1%
*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.
(Nutrition information is calculated using an ingredient database and should be considered an estimate.)

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