Amber Room

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Serve in a Coupe glass

Ingredients:
1 1⁄2 oz Hayman's London Dry Gin
1⁄2 oz Green Chartreuse (or alternative herbal liqueur)
1⁄2 oz Strucchi Rosso Vermouth
2 dash Orange Bitters by Angostura
1⁄3 oz Chilled water omit if using wet ice
× 1 1 serving
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How to make:

  1. Select and pre-chill a Coupe glass.
  2. Prepare garnish of lemon zest twist (discarded) & Luxardo Maraschino Cherry.
  3. STIR all ingredients with ice.
  4. FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Strength 8/10
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Sweet to sour 6/10
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Review:

Serious and packed with bold flavours. Fellow Chartreuse fans will approve.

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AKA: Golden Glow

History:

This vintage cocktail originated from a layered or 'pousse-café' style drink called a Bijou. The original drink was so named after the French word meaning 'jewel' due to its trio of ingredients being coloured after the three most precious jewels: diamond (gin), ruby (sweet vermouth) and emerald (Green Chartreuse).

Stir rather than layer and the colours combine to make this an aptly named amber coloured drink.

Nutrition:

One serving of Amber Room contains 175 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1.7 standard drinks
  • 27% alc./vol. (27° proof)
  • 23.1 grams of pure alcohol

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Simon Schmalbein’s Avatar Simon Schmalbein
30th September 2024 at 18:00
Gin upfront, sweetened by Vermouth. The Chartreuse in the back could be upped a tiny bit. Orange bitters are lost, at least I cant taste them. I prefer Tanqueray TEN as my Gin in this one.
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John CARR’s Avatar John CARR
28th June 2024 at 14:01
Surprisingly heavy on the chartreuse, would be tempted to up the vermouth a whisker. Otherwise a potent, rich, highly flavoured and sumptuous cocktail. Classic no nonsense flavour-forward drinking.
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Chris Lamb’s Avatar Chris Lamb
30th December 2023 at 08:47
Was watching "McCabe and Mrs. Miller" again last night and various parts of the internet seems to claim that the cocktail that McCabe drinks (double whisky and a raw egg) is called an Amber Moon. Can you help clarify? Perhaps if it is known under a different name here then a clarification can be added? :)
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adrian lord’s Avatar adrian lord
7th September 2023 at 19:26
Complex, challenging and gorgeous. A heavyweight and dare I say it, a man’s cocktail!
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Miguel Perales’ Avatar Miguel Perales
26th April 2022 at 21:08
Gin on the nose and upfront but quickly changes to the Chartreuse ( I also used 3/4 oz. ) and finishes dry. Nicely balanced. Would recommend.
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Mary Strawser’s Avatar Mary Strawser
30th October 2021 at 01:39
Added 3/4 oz chartreuse because of John Hinojos comment and I love it. I'll have to try it as written sometime, too.
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Andrew Gelb’s Avatar Andrew Gelb
5th May 2021 at 21:14
Very nice drink, bold, but at the same time thoughtful and nuanced.
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John Hinojos’ Avatar John Hinojos
24th March 2021 at 00:05
Great drink. I love Green Chartreuse and this is great for an aperitif. For my taste, I think I would up the Chartreuse a little.
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