Lumière

I am now in the last part -around a dozen- of my quest to try all the Last Word listed here. The Edelflower change the game, it taste totally different. About the complaint in the gin, I used Monkey 47 so it was pirotechnical in the gin flavors. 1st Half of the Nick & Nora I forgot the orange bitters, go for it. And now the second part: change the flavours in the palate, it feels heavy. Is a galore of flavors, very intoxicating. Even when I am latino and so: excesive and vulgar, this is a little too much. Nevertheless I like it.

I do like the recipe I found originally.
45 ml gin
22.5 lime juice
22.5 green Chartreuse ( sub Genepy)
30 ml St. Germain

Dash orange bitter
The beauty of drinks like this, you can experiment with different Gins and I’ve been known to switch to lemon juice….and I save my REAL Chartreuse for special occasions!!! Cheers!

I made the given recipe which resulted in a solid, but not an outstanding cocktail. Next time I would follow Chris suggestion and use more gin, alternatively a gin which is very heavy on herbals.

Too sweet.

I only had abthinse and it made a very nice cocktail i doubled the bitters and it was just the right sweetness my wife likes!

What a template for variations the Last Word provides! The Lumiere follows Difford's 3:2:2:2 proportions for the Last word, which veer more in the sweet direction than Venegas' Gypsy #1. I like basic 2:1:1 proportions for Daisy-class drinks like Margaritas, and after some experimentation find that 2:1:1:1 proportions (just increase the gin in Difford's Lumiere recipe to 1.33 oz) yields excellent results. Elderflower makes the Last Word more herbal and complex than it is with maraschino liqueur, and this is a very minor tweak of the Last Word proportions (and still plenty sweet enough). My new favorite Last Word variation; I dub it the Gypsy Light.

Excellent alternative to a Last Word. The orange bitters are a nice touch. ♡