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Puritan

Difford’s Guide
Discerning Drinkers (104)
Puritan image
Measurements in:
Serves:
1
Ingredients
1 2/3 fl oz Hayman's London Dry Gin
1/2 fl oz Strucchi Dry Vermouth
1/3 fl oz Yellow Chartreuse (or génépy liqueur)
1/3 fl oz Chilled water/mineral water (omit if using wet ice)
1 dash Orange Bitters by Angostura

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How to make

Glassware

Serve in a Coupe glass

Prepare

  1. Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.
  2. Prepare garnish of orange zest twist.

Method

  1. STIR all ingredients with ice.
  2. STRAIN into chilled glass.

Garnish

  1. EXPRESS orange zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

Flavour Profile

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
More cocktails with similar strength and taste profile

Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

One serving of Puritan contains 163 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1.6 standard drinks
  • 25.55% alc./vol. (51.11° proof)
  • 21.8 grams of pure alcohol

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Values stated for alcohol and calorie content, and number of drinks an ingredient makes should be considered approximate.

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History

An often-overlooked 19th-century cocktail which first appears in Frederic Lawrence Knowles' 1900 The Cocktail Book: A Sideboard Manual for Gentlemen.

Puritan Cocktail.
Use Mixing Glass.
THREE dashes orange bitters; one spoonful yellow chartreuse; two-thirds Plymouth gin; one-third French vermouth. Fill with ice, mix, and strain into a cocktail glass.

Frederic Lawrence Knowles, The Cocktail Book - A Sideboard Manual for Gentlemen, 1900

Review

Gin contributes botanical strength, vermouth enhances the aromatics, while Chartreuse adds sweet herbal complexity.

Variations/similar cocktails

The Green Puritan (made with Green rather than Yellow Chartreuse).

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Comments & Discussion

Shawn Clark
Per Yarm's site, the first recipe of this cocktail was in 1900 "The Cocktail Book: A Sideboard Manual for Gentlemen" by Fredrick L. Knowles. Checking, I find it on p. 21. Oddly, it doesn't show up in much else that I have checked for several more decades other than Kokuteera (1924), and Swallows by Boothby in 1930. Maybe I missed finding it in others in between?
score: 1
Simon Difford Verified User Premium Member
Once again, many thanks for the heads-up. I've added the quote from A Sideboard Manual for Gentlemen above.
score: 1
Calvin Grant Premium Member
Very tasty with Génépy.
score: 1
James Kittock Premium Member
Made tonight w 1 1/2 oz The Botanist, fat 1/4 oz Dolin Dry, 1/4 oz Chartreuse Yellow, 2 dashes Scrappy’s orange bitters. Expressed Meyer lemon twist and dropped in the drink. Definitely one of my favorite martinis. Not too sweet but more interesting than just gin & vermouth.
score: 1
Jeremy Harrold
A punchy Martini variation. If you are a slow drinker, initially only a little Chartreuse and a touch of orange bitters but towards the end the Chartreuse kicks in. The Green Puritan is next!
score: 1
Yorey C
Gordon's | Pergote | Iris Liquer ... used some iris liquer cuz someone said it's a good sub for chartreuse. they didn't specify which, and i wouldn't know. care for this about the same as i care for most martinis with mediocre gin, which is to say not much
score: 1
John Hinojos Premium Member
The gin you use will impact the flavour of the cocktail. Used a locally made gin and the taste of the gin did get enhanced by the vermouth and chartreuse. Enjoyed very much.
score: 3
Pekka Savolainen
Reduced gin to 40ml and it became 5 star cocktail for me.
score: 2
Peter Shaw Premium Member
The touch of colour, herbal flavours and aroma from the yellow chartreuse makes a perfect combination to introduce a reluctant friend to the martini concept.
score: 1
Jonathan Bonsey
I fell across this looking for a Gibson recipe as we ran out of lemons. In deep shock I was looking for a gin cocktail that didn’t need lemons and this caught my eye as fortunately we have oranges. It is superb. Chartreuse is not given enough credit. It’s a wonderful spirit.
score: 2
Matthew French
Both this and the Green Puritan are delicious . However, as is my wont, I had to tinker with this, especially after receiving a bottle of Cuckoo Solace Gin which includes olives amongst its botanicals. So I swapped the orange bitters for olive bitters and garnished with a Gordal olive. It worked for me, and I call it a Lapsed Catholic, (Dirty Puritan seemed a bit too obvious!).
score: 7

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