Written Word

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Serve in a Coupe glass

Ingredients:
3⁄4 oz Hayman's London Dry Gin
3⁄4 oz Green Chartreuse (or alternative herbal liqueur)
3⁄4 oz Cointreau triple sec liqueur
3⁄4 oz Lime juice (freshly squeezed)
× 1 1 serving
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How to make:

  1. Select and pre-chill a Coupe glass.
  2. Prepare garnish of skewered Luxardo Maraschino Cherry.
  3. SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
  4. FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
  5. Garnish with skewered cherry.

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Strength 7/10
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Sweet to sour 9/10
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Review:

Recognisably a Last Word but noticeably zestier and not as rich.

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History:

A riff on a classic Last Word with triple sec replacing maraschino liqueur.

Nutrition:

One serving of Written Word contains 182 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1.6 standard drinks
  • 25.04% alc./vol. (25.04° proof)
  • 22.5 grams of pure alcohol

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Egg McKenzie’s Avatar Egg McKenzie
15th June at 20:10
i think this just proves the genius of the last word. this is perfectly nice but the cointreau makes it sharper and less rounded than the OG. it also pushes it towards margarita territory, which is not needed for a last word. maraschino is king.
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Beth Schneider’s Avatar Beth Schneider
30th August 2024 at 17:15
I'm a huge Chartreuse fan but this drink was too much lime and, dare I say, too much Chartreuse, for my taste.
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Leslie’s Avatar Leslie
6th December 2023 at 01:53
I liked it but next time would do 1/2 shot of Cointreau, as I found it a bit sweet. Might make the gin a full shot. On the whole, easy to enjoy, easy to make!
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Beverly Stanton’s Avatar Beverly Stanton
9th April 2022 at 21:39
Nice take on a Last Word. True much zestier with the triple sec.
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