Cin Dun!

The Italian expression cento anni is shorthand for cento di questi giorni, which translates to a hundred more of these days. It is often said in conjunction with Salut! when making a toast. The DeLucia family in America took the expression and morphed it into something much simpler; we just say, "Cin Dun" (pronounced Chin Dunn) when we raise our glasses. But in our family a Cin Dun isn't just a toast, it's a specific drink as well.

Having a Cin Dun is tradition at Easter, Christmas, family gatherings, or, it seems, any excuse for a celebration. On the day her first grandchild Jonah Grove (daughter of Julie Pascal Grove, great-grandchild of Bubba) was born, Rose Pascal recalls wandering the Regent Square neighborhood of Pittsburgh with a bottle of whiskey in one hand and a bottle of anisette in the other, knocking on doors, and pouring everyone a shot.

Ingredients
Whiskey
Anisette

Directions
The correct ratio is 1/3 whiskey to 2/3 anisette. Pour the anisette first, then lay the whiskey on top.

Cin dun!