The Puritan

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Serve in a Coupe glass

Ingredients:
1 2⁄3 oz Hayman's London Dry Gin
1⁄2 oz Strucchi Dry Vermouth
1⁄3 oz Yellow Chartreuse (or génépy liqueur)
1 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 orange zest twist.
  3. STIR all ingredients with ice.
  4. FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
  5. EXPRESS orange zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Strength & taste guide:

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

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

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Variant:

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

History:

An often overlooked classic which is thought to have originated at the end of the 19th century.

Nutrition:

One serving of The Puritan contains 163 calories

Alcohol content:

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

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Yorey C’s Avatar Yorey C
11th February 2024 at 07:55
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
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John Hinojos’ Avatar John Hinojos
4th January 2023 at 01:28
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.
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Pekka Savolainen’s Avatar Pekka Savolainen
16th May 2022 at 14:02
Reduced gin to 40ml and it became 5 star cocktail for me.
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Peter Shaw’s Avatar Peter Shaw
7th August 2021 at 06:19
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.
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Jonathan Bonsey’s Avatar Jonathan Bonsey
20th May 2021 at 11:48
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.
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Matthew French’s Avatar Matthew French
3rd May 2021 at 22:10
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!).
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Geoff B.’s Avatar Geoff B.
22nd December 2020 at 06:09
A delicious martini backended with a hint of herbaceous dryness and orange. This might be a go to for me when a 15:1 needs some more depth. The color is clearly chartreuse, but perhaps next time I would up the yellow to 1/2 only because I love chartreuse.
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Simon Difford’s Avatar Simon Difford
23rd December 2020 at 20:10
Agreed “up the Chartreuse”. After experimentation, I cut the gin from 52.5ml (1.75oz) to a rounder 50ml and upped the Yellow Chartreuse from 7.5ml (¼oz) to 10ml (1/3oz). Thanks for nudging me to revisit this alternatini.
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David M.’s Avatar David M.
22nd December 2020 at 06:08
If I didn’t see the color, I’d just think I’m drinking a really excellent Martini. The sweetness and herbs are very subtle, especially against the delicious Botanist gin I used.
Not a problem, but not as Chartreuse-forward as I was expecting.
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David M.’s Avatar David M.
24th March 2021 at 01:56
Tried this again with 1/4 Green Chartreuse (“The Green Puritan”).
The Chartreuse was definitely more noticeable (I also switched to Plymouth gin).
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