David Churbuck swears by Cynar, Italian booze made from artichokes.
In my semi-native state of Kentucky, if you take the local crop out back and ferment it, it’s called moonshine and you go to jail. I guess if you take the local crop out back and ferment it in Italy you open an import/export business.
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Cynar is great! Also, drinking it will make you as suave as the Cynar drinkers in this Italian commercial: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_ouhqOVRVQ
I’ll be smart enough to sit in traffic and a much faster talker – sign me up! :) Good find.