The Symphony

Serve in a Coupe glass...
1	fl oz	Rutte Dry Gin
⅔	fl oz	Luxardo Maraschino Originale Liqueur
⅓	fl oz	Chartreuse Verte (Green Chartreuse) Liqueur
⅙	fl oz	Lagavulin 16 Year Old Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky
⅔	fl oz	Freshly squeezed lemon juice

Display recipe in:

How to make:

SHAKE all ingredients with ice and strain into chilled glass.

Garnish:

Lemon zest twist

Comment:

A boozy riff on the Last Word made more interesting by subtle notes of peaty Islay whisky.

About:

Adapted from a recipe created in 2016 by Martin Bilsborough, Manchester, England. Martin’s original recipe called for the glass to be rinsed with Ardbeg. We tried this but preferred the extra hint of peatiness gained by combining an Islay malt with the rest of the ingredients.

Buy ingredients

Buy direct from The Whisky Exchange

£33.95

Makes this drink 23.33 times

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

Maraschino liqueur

£35.75

Makes this drink 70.00 times

£58.45

Makes this drink 140.00 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

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

Next Cocktail

Last Palabra
SHAKE all ingredients with ice and fine 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