Name: Dublin Minstrel
Total time: 4 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 30 ml Irish whiskey; 20 ml Chartreuse Green; 20 ml Maraschino liqueur; 20 ml Lime juice

Dublin Minstrel
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Glass:

Photographed in an Urban Bar 1910 Retro Coupette 15cl

Ingredients:
1 fl oz	Irish whiskey
²⁄₃ fl oz	Green Chartreuse (or alternative herbal liqueur)
²⁄₃ fl oz	Luxardo Maraschino liqueur
²⁄₃ fl oz	Lime juice (freshly squeezed)

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Prepare:

Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.
Prepare garnish of lime zest twist.

How to make:

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

Garnish:

Express lime zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

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Cocktail of the day:

3rd March 2026 is International Irish Whiskey Day

Review:

A riff on the classic Last Word cocktail, substituting Irish whiskey for gin.

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History:

Created by yours truly in February 2015 and inspired by the Last Word entry in Ted Saucier's 1951 book Bottoms Up. Named after Frank Fogarty, a vaudeville performer known as The Dublin Minstrel. Fogarty is referenced in Ted Saucier's 1951 Bottoms Up! as introducing the Last Word to the Detroit Athletic Club around 1920, and is possibly the person the Last Word was originally named after.

LAST WORD
Courtesy, Detroit Athletic Club, Detroit
"The cocktail was introduced around here about thirty years ago Frank Fogarty, who was very well known in vaudeville. He was called the 'Dublin Minstrel,' and was a very fine monologue artist
¼ dry gin
¼ maraschino
¼ chartreuse
¼ lime juice
Ice
Serve in cocktail glass.
Ted Saucier, Bottoms Up, 1951

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Nutrition:

One serving of Dublin Minstrel contains 186 calories

Alcohol content:

1.7 standard drinks
24.02% alc./vol. (48.04° proof)
23.2 grams of pure alcohol

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Anthony DeSerio

17th March at 18:23

Great Minds! I did similar. “Irish Exit”. Only I swapped out the Marischino for Mastiha and swapped out the Lime for Lemon. 3/4 oz each.

Lorne Dmitruk

15th March at 23:51

Just made this using a blended scotch as I was out of Irish whiskey. Tastes excellent. Told my wife it was a Glasgow Piper.

lindee horman

14th March at 06:54

Very delicious and a keeper for repeating in our house

Robert Spain

9th March at 18:57

This is a wonderful cocktail but, it's not clear to me if I should give it a try with 40ml of whiskey. Did the original version ask for 30ml, or was it 20ml and it has been updated? Cheers!

Ryan Madden

18th March at 05:40

I'm not sure either. I first made the drink with 30 ml whiskey then 40 ml; I found the 40 ml better. Try making it initially with 30 mls then added 10 mls.

Peter Pendergest

8th March at 00:09

My compliments to the creator, but I would have to agree with the other comments and add an extra 10ml of the whiskey, other it gets a little lost.

Calvin Grant

1st March at 05:11

Still five stars and a heart for me as written. Just revisited with Chartreuse Juane, Maraska Maraschino, fresh Key lime juice and Black Bush. A little extra whisky couldn't hurt (think Boulevardier v.s. Negroni) but not necessary imo.

Calvin Grant

3rd March at 01:51

Correction. Chartreuse Verte.

Simon Sedgley

16th February at 12:26

Wonderful cocktail but our advice is to add a further 10ml whiskey and serve it in a Coupe glass. Our whiskey is Busker single pot still.

Werd Bmocsil

4th September 2025 at 02:06

Yes, the Irish whiskey definitely gets lost in this one. And I used Tullamore Dew XO (the rum casks one).

A decent sipper, but I'll stay with a Last Word when I'm feeling flush with Chartreuse.