Name: Famous Last Word No. 3
Total time: 4 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 30 ml Blanco tequila; 20 ml Chartreuse Green; 20 ml Maraschino liqueur; 20 ml Lime juice; 7.5 ml Chilled water; 4 drop Margarita Bitters; 2 drop Saline solution 4:1

Famous Last Word No. 3
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Photographed in an UB Nick And Nora 1920

Ingredients:
1 oz	Patrón Silver blanco tequila
²⁄₃ oz	Green Chartreuse (or alternative herbal liqueur)
²⁄₃ oz	Luxardo Maraschino liqueur
²⁄₃ oz	Lime juice (freshly squeezed)
¹⁄₄ oz	Chilled water
4 drop	Difford's Margarita Bitters
2 drop	Saline solution 4:1 (20g sea salt to 80g water)

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How to make:

Select and pre-chill a Nick & Nora glass.
Prepare garnish of skewered Luxardo Maraschino Cherry.
SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
Garnish with skewered cherry.

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

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Review:

There are more mezcal riffs on the Last Word but tequila also works well in this classic in place of gin.

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Variant:

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History:

Adapted from a recipe discovered by Betsy Larey, a fellow Discerning Drinker, in 2023 at Pacci restaurant in the Kimpton Brice Hotel in Savannah, Georgia, USA.

Nutrition:

One serving of Famous Last Word No. 3 contains 185 calories

Alcohol content:

1.5 standard drinks
22.16% alc./vol. (22.16° proof)
21.6 grams of pure alcohol

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