Detroit Athletic Club

Serve in a Coupe glass...
2	fl oz	Irish whiskey
¼	fl oz	Chartreuse Verte (Green Chartreuse) Liqueur
¼	fl oz	Martini Rosso sweet vermouth
¼	fl oz	John D. Taylor's Velvet Falernum Liqueur
¾	fl oz	Chilled water (omit if using wet ice)

Display recipe in:

How to make:

STIR all ingredients with ice and strain into chilled glass.

Garnish:

Float thin lemon wheel or dehydrated slice of lemon on surface

Comment:

Irish whiskey with a splash of sweet vermouth, clove rich falernum and the all-important monastic liqueur.

About:

Adapted from a drink created in 2010 by Donovan Sornig, Bar Manager at Bol Restaurant, Vail, Colorado. The drink was inspired by The Last Word created at the Detroit Athletic Club which Donovan grew up just four miles away from.

Buy ingredients

Buy direct from The Whisky Exchange

£35.75

Makes this drink 93.33 times

£8.45

Makes this drink 100.00 times

£14.25

Makes this drink 93.33 times

Approximately £0.00 per cocktail *

* price per cocktail is an estimate based on the cost of making one cocktail with the above selected ingredients.

Previous Cocktail

Pickle Back
POUR ingredients into two separate chilled glasses. Instruct drinker to drink whiskey followed by cucumber chaser.

Next Cocktail

Wild Irish Rose
SHAKE first four ingredients with ice and fine strain into chilled glass. TOP with soda.

How to strain a cocktail

When straining a shaken drink, a Hawthorn strainer tends to be used, but when straining a stirred drink it is traditional to use a Julep strainer. Both designs of strainer allow...

Stirrers & How to stir a cocktail

Stirring is the most basic way of mixing a cocktail. You might not give much thought to a technique used to stir a cup of tea or even a pot of paint, but cocktails deserve a little...

Vermouth

Vermouth is a fortified wine, part of the ‘aromatised’ wine family, flavoured with aromatic herbs and spices. It is distinguished from other aromatised wines due to its being...

Falernum

Falernum (pronounced 'Fah-Learn-Um') is a sweet liqueur or syrup (alcoholic or non-alcoholic) from the Caribbean which is used to sweeten and flavour cocktails. Syrupy in...

Liqueurs & cordials

Liqueurs and alcoholic cordials are sweetened alcoholic drinks made by mixing or redistilling spirits with flavourings and colourings. Within the EEC a ‘liqueur’ must have an...

Punch - Expert tips on how to make and serve

Consisting of a spirit or spirits (mostly rum), citrus, sugar, water and spice, punch was enjoyed by Charles Dickens, America’s founding fathers, pirates

Our website uses cookies, as almost all websites do. By continuing to browse this site you are agreeing to our use of cookies.

Welcome to
Receive updates packed with drinks, bars and cocktails content
Please confirm you are over 21 years old and enter your email
No thanks, continue to diffordsguide.com