Name: The Last Laugh
Total time: 4 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 20 ml Gin; 20 ml Chartreuse Green; 20 ml Maraschino liqueur; 20 ml Lime juice; 30 ml Cava

The Last Laugh
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Serve in a Flute glass

Ingredients:
²⁄₃ oz	Hayman's London Dry Gin
²⁄₃ oz	Green Chartreuse (or alternative herbal liqueur)
²⁄₃ oz	Luxardo Maraschino liqueur
²⁄₃ oz	Lime juice (freshly squeezed)
1 oz	Cava sparkling wine

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Garnish: Lime zest twist

How to make:

SHAKE first 4 ingredients with ice and strain into chilled glass. TOP with cava.

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

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Review:

This herbal sweet 'n' sour Last Word does indeed have The Last Laugh thanks to a splash of merriment-inducing sparkling wine.

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History:

Adapted from a recipe created by Abigail Gullo at Compère Lapin restaurant in New Orleans, USA. A riff on the classic Last Word, apparently so named due to the bubbles from the sparkling wine "tickling your nose."

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Nutrition:

One serving of The Last Laugh contains 190 calories

Alcohol content:

1.5 standard drinks
19.55% alc./vol. (19.55° proof)
21.5 grams of pure alcohol

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Doug Bain

6th April at 04:31

There's absolutely nothing not to like about this. I love the last word (make it with WildBark gin if you can find it), but this is even better. Much to my surprise.

Anthony Fransway

17th October 2024 at 21:01

Yummy. Works very well with Sparkling rosè as well.
Suggestion: Try it without the bubbly as well.

John Hinojos

12th July 2023 at 00:17

Herbal and refreshing. Did find it a little sweet so we doubled the amount of Cava which brought down the sweetness for us. Next time may increase the lime juice to a full oz. Very enjoyable.

Ian Fenton

24th November 2023 at 11:27

I found I had to double the cava too, but I’m not a big fan of The Last Word so take that with a grain of salt.

Calvin Grant

21st January 2023 at 02:55

Who knew? Last Word plus bubbly. Excellent! Now I have to try Spanish Cava. (I made mine with brut rosé, a bit flat so I added extra.) Next stop; which sparkling wine to add to which variation of the last word. Five star fun!

Calvin Grant

3rd January 2024 at 02:04

This was perfect made with Cava and Génépy! Now to find the elusive Green Chartreuse.

Rusty Nail

14th January 2022 at 07:18

Most enjoyable! Slight variation on ingredients based on availability in my bar; Patient Wolf dry gin, Maschio Prosecco, 1/3 shot lime juice. Chartreuse, Maraschino is a really intriguing combo. The sparkling, in this case Prosecco, was a great finish for texture - reminiscent of a more richly flavoured French 75. Very cool!

Michael Mandel

13th November 2021 at 07:21

Haven't tried it yet, but if you like the Last Word then this should extend the time you can appreciate it and mellow the lovely intensity of the Chartreuse.

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