Last Word

★☆☆☆☆
Prep: 5 mins Cook: None Serves: 1 Source: Detroit Athletic Club, 1910s; popularized by Ted Saucier's 'Bottoms Up' (1951) and revived by Murray Stenson, Zig Zag Café, Seattle (2003)

Ingredients

  • 22ml gin (3/4 oz)
  • 22ml green Chartreuse (3/4 oz)
  • 22ml maraschino liqueur (3/4 oz)
  • 22ml freshly squeezed lime juice (3/4 oz)
  • Ice, for shaking
  • Garnish: brandied cherry (optional)

Instructions

  1. Combine gin, green Chartreuse, maraschino liqueur, and lime juice in a shaker with ice.
  2. Shake until well-chilled.
  3. Strain into a chilled coupe glass.
  4. Garnish with a brandied cherry (optional).
Wine Pairing: N/A
Detroit Athletic Club, 1910s; popularized by Ted Saucier's 'Bottoms Up' (1951) and revived by Murray Stenson, Zig Zag Café, Seattle (2003) · Pre-Prohibition classic
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