Midnight

Difford’s Guide

Glass:

Serve in a Nick & Nora glass

Ingredients:
2 fl oz Blended Scotch whisky
23 fl oz Yellow Chartreuse (or génépy liqueur)
2 dash Orange Bitters by Angostura
× 1 1 serving
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Prepare:

  1. Select and pre-chill a NICK & NORA GLASS.
  2. Prepare garnish of orange zest twist.

How to make:

  1. STIR all ingredients with ice.
  2. STRAIN into chilled glass.

Garnish:

  1. EXPRESS orange zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Strength 10/10
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Sweet to sour 6/10

Review:

Lovers of Scotch whisky and Chartreuse should only consider this spirit-forward, herbal cocktail. (It's more approachable when served in an old-fashioned glass over ice.)

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Variations/similar cocktails:

Nova Scotia

History:

Adapted from a recipe in Dominique Migliorero's 1925 book L'Art du Shaker.

Midnight Cocktail
2 traits d'orange Bitter, 2/3 Whisky, 1/3 Chartreuse jaune.

Dominique Migliorero, L'Art du Shaker, 1925

Nutrition:

One serving of Midnight contains 203 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1.8 standard drinks
  • 32.01% alc./vol. (64.02° proof)
  • 25.9 grams of pure alcohol

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