Name: Safe Word
Total time: 4 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 45 ml Gin; 15 ml Lemon juice; 15 ml Chartreuse Green; 15 ml White crème de cacao

Safe Word
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Serve in a Coupe glass

Ingredients:
1 ¹⁄₂ oz	Hayman's London Dry Gin
¹⁄₂ oz	Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
¹⁄₂ oz	Green Chartreuse (or alternative herbal liqueur)
¹⁄₂ oz	Dutch Cacao white crème de cacao

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How to make:

Select and pre-chill a Coupe glass.
Prepare garnish of grated nutmeg.
SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
STRAIN into chilled glass.
Garnish with dusting of nutmeg grated over cocktail.

Strength & taste guide:

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Review:

The Last Word meets the 20th Century.

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History:

Adapted from a recipe created in 2022 by Matt Lofink at Cure in New Orleans, USA. Matt's original recipe call for Sweet Gwendoline French Gin.

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Nutrition:

One serving of Safe Word contains 195 calories

Alcohol content:

1.6 standard drinks
24.83% alc./vol. (24.83° proof)
22.3 grams of pure alcohol

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Frederic D.

9th June 2024 at 14:39

I had a version of this at a local bar that swapped mezcal for the gin, and it was amazing. Smoky, herbal, a bit sweet. I'll have to try the original and see how it compares.

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Lilly Marson

25th September 2024 at 22:48

dod the mezcal version still have nutmeg?

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Renz C

28th June 2023 at 18:27

I appreciate this is well balanced and different, but the creme de cacao in this just makes it plain odd. It tasted like a margarita immediately followed by a chocolate caramel.

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John Hinojos

8th February 2023 at 01:15

This cocktail was on my wish list for a long time before we decided to try. I was concerned it would be too sweet. Was I surprised. This is great. The correct amount of herbal, citrus, and sweet. Was great before dinner. After the cocktail aeration settles there is a slight hint of cocoa at the very end. Going on my favourites.

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Calvin Grant

6th February 2023 at 04:35

I like how the gin botanicals lead a bit more here than the Last Word, (so many variations of which are fantastic!) and the white cacao became most notable as the drink warmed up.

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