Name: Perfect Word
Total time: 4 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 22.5 ml Gin; 20 ml Elderflower liqueur; 10 ml Aromatized wine; 7.5 ml Bitter bianco liqueur; 10 ml Lime juice; 7.5 ml Lemon juice; 3 drop Saline solution 4:1

Perfect Word
Jump to

Glass:

Serve in a Coupe glass

Ingredients:
³⁄₄ oz	Hayman's London Dry Gin
²⁄₃ oz	Elderflower liqueur
¹⁄₃ oz	Aromatized wine (e.g. Lillet Blanc) chilled
¹⁄₄ oz	Luxardo Bitter Bianco liqueur
¹⁄₃ oz	Lime juice (freshly squeezed)
¹⁄₄ oz	Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
3 drop	Saline solution (20g sea salt to 80g water) or merest pinch of s

Read about cocktail measures and measuring

Prepare:

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

How to make:

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

Garnish:

Garnish with lime wedge.

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

More cocktails with similar strength and taste profile

Review:

A perfectly balanced, floral Last Word.

View readers' comments

History:

Created in October 2025 thanks to comments from fellow Discerning Drinkers on our Right Word page, particularly from Chris Brislawn.

More cocktails by Simon Difford

Nutrition:

One serving of Perfect Word contains 139 calories

Alcohol content:

0.9 standard drinks
16.37% alc./vol. (16.37° proof)
12.7 grams of pure alcohol

Difford’s Guide remains free-to-use thanks to the support of the brands in green above. Values stated for alcohol and calorie content, and number of drinks an ingredient makes should be considered approximate.