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Dublin Minstrel

Difford’s Guide
Discerning Drinkers (311)
Measurements in:
Serves:
1
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)

How to make

Glass

Photographed in an Urban Bar 1910 Retro Coupette 15cl

Prepare

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

Method

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

Garnish

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

Flavour Profile

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Strength 8/10
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Sweet to sour 7/10

Health & Nutrition

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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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

Review

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

Cocktail of the day:

3rd March 2026 is International Irish Whiskey Day

Variations/similar cocktails

View over 50 Last Word variations.

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Comments & Discussion

trendomexico Premium Member
Not very differentiated in taste... further from the Last Word, in all other whisky variations the ones closer to the peninciline are more interesting. The directions oscillates into the rhum, the whisky, vodka, etc. But after all this words I realize the compass is the gin, closer to the gin very Las Word, further and is other thing.
score: 1
Anthony DeSerio
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.
score: 1
Lorne Dmitruk Premium Member
Just made this using a blended scotch as I was out of Irish whiskey. Tastes excellent. Told my wife it was a Glasgow Piper.
score: 3
lindee horman
Very delicious and a keeper for repeating in our house
score: 0
Robert Spain
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!
score: 2
Ryan Madden Premium Member
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.
score: 2
Peter Pendergest Premium Member
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.
score: 1
Calvin Grant Premium Member
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.
score: 1
Calvin Grant Premium Member
Correction. Chartreuse Verte.
score: 1
Simon Sedgley Premium Member
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.
score: 1
Werd Bmocsil
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.
score: 1
John Redfern
The extra 10ml of whisky in the ratios really helps as its not as bold as the gin inthe original but works well
score: 2
Ryan Madden Premium Member
Great advice. Can actually taste the whiskey now.
score: 2

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