Name: Le Dernier Mot
Total time: 4 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 22.5 ml Agricole rhum (unaged); 20 ml Chartreuse Green; 20 ml Maraschino liqueur; 20 ml Lemon juice; 10 ml Chilled water; 2 drop Saline solution 4:1

Le Dernier Mot
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Glass:

Serve in a Nick & Nora glass

Ingredients:
³⁄₄ fl oz	Agricole blanc/cane juice rhum (unaged)
²⁄₃ fl oz	Green Chartreuse (or alternative herbal liqueur)
²⁄₃ fl oz	Luxardo Maraschino liqueur
²⁄₃ fl oz	Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
¹⁄₃ fl oz	Chilled water/mineral water
2 drop	Saline solution (20g sea salt to 80g water) or merest pinch of s

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Prepare:

Select and pre-chill a NICK & NORA GLASS.
Prepare lemon zest and skewered Luxardo Maraschino Cherries for garnish.

How to make:

SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Garnish:

EXPRESS lemon zest twist over the cocktail and discard.
Garnish with skewered maraschino cherries.

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

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Review:

An agricole rum-laced and lemon juice-soured, French-accented riff on the classic Last Word.

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Variations/similar cocktails:

If lime juice is used in place of lemon this becomes a Césaire's Last Word.

Nutrition:

One serving of Le Dernier Mot contains 166 calories

Alcohol content:

1.5 standard drinks
20.97% alc./vol. (41.95° proof)
20.8 grams of pure alcohol

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Caspian Berggren

17th October 2025 at 18:11

This was a proper surprise. I honestly didn't have hopes since I'm both a bit reluctant against both Maraschino liqueur and Rhum Agricole, but in this one they both worked splendidly. The star of the show is the Chartreuse which both controls the Rhum with its peppery notes, and the Maraschino with its herbs. Really delightful cocktail to try whenever you're tired of The Last Word and want something more complex.

Steven Jepson

22nd November 2024 at 23:34

Tried this using rhum clement canne bleue and it very nearly got "sinked". I'm 66 and don't have time for not good enough if I don't like move on.
Added 10ml of Simple syrup and acceptable.
I will be honest salt on my chips yes - in my cocktails I just don't get.
With a Margarita I use a Tagin rim.
Sorry but this one is not for me.

Peter M

14th December 2024 at 20:33

Did you use 2 drops of 4:1 saline? Salt can be used to counter sourness/bitterness. It shouldn't really taste "salty" when we're talking about 2 drops of 4:1 saline in 90+ ml of liquid.

Kieron Kilcoyne

10th November 2024 at 22:26

I totally agree.....ice and it's condition are a fundamental aspect of serving any drink.Respect for the customer and yourself start with considering every aspect of the end product and if you let yourself cut corners...especially when it's busy...it's a slippery slope...take the time,it's only a few seconds...and at the end of the day everybody wins..slainte

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