Name: Mona Lisa
Total time: 3 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 30 ml Chartreuse Green; 60 ml Orange juice; 2 Aromatic bitters; 45 ml Tonic water

Serve in a

Collins glass

Ingredients:
1 fl oz	Green Chartreuse (or alternative herbal liqueur)
2 fl oz	Orange juice (freshly squeezed)
2 dash	Angostura Aromatic Bitters
1 1/2 fl oz	Thomas Henry Tonic Water
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Garnish:

Orange slice

How to make:

SHAKE first three ingredients with ice and strain into ice-filled glass. TOP with tonic water.

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Strength & taste guide:

Gentle

Boozy

Sweet

Dry/sour

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Review:

Chartreuse fans will appreciate this drink, which is also an approachable way for novices to acquire a taste for the green stuff. It's also a great brunch cocktail.

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Nutrition:

One serving of Mona Lisa contains 149 calories.

Alcohol content:

0.9 standard drinks
9.1% alc./vol. (18.2° proof)
12.3 grams of pure alcohol

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