Marvin's Last Word

Serve in a Coupe glass...
¾	fl oz	Rutte Dry Gin
¾	fl oz	Skinos Mastiha
¾	fl oz	Chartreuse Verte (Green Chartreuse) Liqueur
¾	fl oz	Freshly squeezed lime juice

Display recipe in:

How to make:

SHAKE all ingredients with ice and fine strain into chilled glass.

Garnish:

Lime zest twist

Comment:

Created bu Christos Chouseas at 42 Bar in Athens, Greece – a bar where The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy and the work of Douglas Adams influences many of the drink names.

In The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy book, the number 42 is the "answer to the ultimate question of life, the universe, and everything", while ‘Marvin’ is a paranoid, depressive android.

About:

The distinctive notes of mastiha and Chartreuse shine in this Greek riff on the classic Last Word.

Buy ingredients

Buy direct from The Whisky Exchange

£33.95

Makes this drink 31.11 times

This ingredient is not currently available for purchase through The Whisky Exchange

Mastiha liqueur

£35.75

Makes this drink 31.11 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

Closing Argument
SHAKE all ingredients with ice and strain into chilled glass.

Next Cocktail

Division Bell
SHAKE all ingredients with ice and strain into chilled glass.

Last Word cocktail

Made with gin, Green Chartreuse, maraschino liqueur and freshly pressed lime juice, traditionally in equal parts, shaken with ice and served straight-up. The Last Word is thought...

Cocktail shakers & how to shake a cocktail

Shaking not only mixes a drink, it also chills, dilutes and aerates it. Along with stirring shaking is the most common technique employed to mix cocktails.

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...

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

01:22

Highballing classic cocktails with Schweppes

Two comments by Mr Highball himself, Jörg Meyer, “you can highball any cocktail”, and “a highball is a short drink made long” left me wanting

History of gin cocktails

The development of cocktail culture and so, by default gin based cocktails, were much aided by three developments: artificial carbonation of water (1767),

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