Name: Marvin's Last Word
Total time: 3 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 22.5 ml Gin; 22.5 ml Mastiha liqueur; 22.5 ml Chartreuse Green; 22.5 ml Lime juice

Marvin's Last Word
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Serve in a Coupe glass

Ingredients:
³⁄₄ oz	Hayman's London Dry Gin
³⁄₄ oz	Mastiha liqueur
³⁄₄ oz	Green Chartreuse (or alternative herbal liqueur)
³⁄₄ oz	Lime juice (freshly squeezed)

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How to make:

Select and pre-chill a Coupe glass.
Prepare garnish of lime zest twist.
SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
Express lime zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

Strength & taste guide:

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Review:

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

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History:

Created by 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.

See also Last Word history

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Nutrition:

One serving of Marvin's Last Word contains 171 calories

Alcohol content:

1.5 standard drinks
23.2% alc./vol. (23.2° proof)
20.9 grams of pure alcohol

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Calvin Grant

25th March 2024 at 02:17

Substituted 20ml each Dolin Genepy & Liquore Strega for the Green Chartreuse I don't have. Delicious! Maybe the monks could "hire" some monk wanna-be interns to increase output and meet demand... more revenue for the order, plenty of time to pray (or whatever) and potentially,... new recruits. Fulfill God's Will! Chartreuse for everyone! (No disrespect intended.)

James Casswell

4th June 2023 at 19:13

Having discovered Mastiha on a recent Greek holiday I was very happy to find a Last Word variant using it. It works well for me with the Chartreuse and Mastiha well balanced. I initially found it a bit sharp and added 7.5ml sugar. Strangely my wife, who cannot stand Chartreuse and wouldn't normally give a Last Word the time of day, quite enjoyed this.