Name: The Puritan
Total time: 3 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 50 ml Gin; 15 ml Dry vermouth; 10 ml Chartreuse Yellow; 1 dash Orange bitters; 10 ml Chilled water

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

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How to make:

Select and pre-chill a Coupe glass.
Prepare garnish of orange zest twist.
STIR all ingredients with ice.
FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
EXPRESS orange zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Dry vermouth - Sulphur Dioxide/Sulphites

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

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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

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

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.

Pekka Savolainen

16th May 2022 at 14:02

Reduced gin to 40ml and it became 5 star cocktail for me.

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.

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.

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!).

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.

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.

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.