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Equal parts gin, Chartreuse, maraschino and lime – herbal and sharp
Gin, green Chartreuse, maraschino and fresh lime in equal parts, shaken and served up. Intensely herbal and sour, with sweet cherry notes holding the Chartreuse in check. A strong, complex aperitif for drinkers who like big flavours.
- Glass
- Coupe
- Ice
- Up (no ice)
- Technique
- Shaken · Double-strained
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
- Time
- 3 min
- Strength
- ≈ 26% ABV
Ingredients
- 22.5 mlLondon dry gin¾ oz
- 22.5 mlGreen Chartreuse¾ oz
- 22.5 mlMaraschino liqueur¾ oz
- 22.5 mlFresh lime juice¾ oz
- GarnishNone
≈ 113 ml served · 2.3 standard drinks
Substitutes: Fresh lemon juice can stand in for Fresh lime juice.
Method
- 1
Chill a coupe.
- 2
Add the gin, green Chartreuse, maraschino and lime juice to a shaker.
- 3
Fill with ice and shake hard for 10–12 seconds.
- 4
Double strain into the chilled coupe.
History
Its earliest known trace is the Detroit Athletic Club around 1915–16. It was printed in Ted Saucier's 1951 book “Bottoms Up”, which credits the vaudeville performer Frank Fogarty with bringing it to New York, then faded until Murray Stenson revived it at the Zig Zag Café in Seattle in the early 2000s.
- Origin
- Detroit, USA
- First recorded
- 1915
Bartender's notes
- Measure precisely – the equal-parts balance is the whole point.
- Rye whiskey and lemon in place of gin and lime make the Final Ward, Phil Ward's well-known riff.
