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Last Flight

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Discerning Drinkers (319)
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Measurements in:
Serves:
1
Ingredients
1⁄2 fl oz Bourbon whiskey
1⁄2 fl oz Green Chartreuse (or alternative herbal liqueur)
1⁄2 fl oz Bittersweet orange-red aperitivo
1⁄2 fl oz Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)

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How to make

Glassware

Serve in a Nick & Nora glass

Prepare

  1. Select and pre-chill a NICK & NORA GLASS.
  2. Prepare garnish of paper plane.

Method

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

Garnish

  1. Garnish with miniature paper plane skewered or pegged to rim (&/or lemon zest twist).

Flavour Profile

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
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Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

One serving of Last Flight contains 126 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 0.9 standard drinks
  • 20.4% alc./vol. (40.81° proof)
  • 13.1 grams of pure alcohol

Values stated for alcohol and calorie content, and number of drinks an ingredient makes should be considered approximate.

History

Adapted from a recipe created in January 2018 by Callum Rixson, General Manager at Hideout in Bath, England.

Callum's original recipe used Wild Turkey 101 for the bourbon, and he told us that he created this cocktail for "one of our old locals who was moving to Toronto, and he still drinks it in his local bar." Callum sought to create a drink that could be ordered and replicated pretty much anywhere.
Also see: Last Word history

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Review

This appropriately named boozy cocktail is a cross between a Last Word and a Paper Plane.

Variations/similar cocktails

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Comments & Discussion

trendomexico Premium Member
It seems the chartreuse green light the bourbon. I put a sip of Luxardo -just I am used to do this in the Last Word, but the thing here is the strange combination: not a paper plane, but with reminiscences. It could be perfect in both lists: the LW variations and the PP variations. I like it
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score: 1
Diana Kingsbury
Since Green Chartreuse has been *impossible* for me to get for the last three years, I subbed Luxardo Del Santo in, and used Bulleit Bourbon for my bourbon choice. Worked beautifully... soft, easy (too easy, ha) going down, with enough complexity that I could pull out each of the four notes.
Oh, and I also upped these to the more traditional .75 amounts...
score: 3
Matt Premium Member
Directly related to Paper Plane - I like this better. The tart whiskey sour element is still there, but additional structure and notes from the Green Chartreuse are also expressed, adding dimension to the cocktail. Try it head to head to see what you think.
score: 2
Peter Moren
George Dickel 8 year old bourbon, capelletti, green chartreuse, lemon. .75 oz each
score: 3
Todd Maguire
Drinking this now. WT 101, Rhapsody, Campari. Definitely upped the volumes to 3/4 oz. Delicious.
score: 3
Greg W Premium Member
I tried it with the Wild Turkey 101 that Simon has listed in his notes. I prefer it in this cocktail to some more expensive bourbons I had tried. Surprising how well the Chartreuse and Aperol work together. Dolin Genepy works fine if you have a limited supply of chartreuse.
score: 2
Calvin Grant Premium Member
Woodinville 90° bourbon, green Chartreuse, Aperol etc. First sip rather sour, the very smooth high rye bourbon opened the door to an interesting interplay between the extreme opposites Aperol and Chartreuse; and play well they did, center stage!
score: 1
Calvin Grant Premium Member
Old grand Dad 114°, Boomsma Cloosterbitter 80°, Aperol, lemon + zest: Maintained the overall proof, a complex fruity lemon centered sour with balanced herbal bitterness. What doesn't work here?
score: 1
Calvin Grant Premium Member
Ah, what the heck. Made it this time with Old Forester, Dolin Génépy and Campari, and it still works fabulously! Made a double and it was just as good as it warmed up in the glass.
score: 2
Calvin Grant Premium Member
Very tasty with green chartreuse, Aperol, and 100 proof bourbon.
score: 1
Simon Sedgley Premium Member
When we can't lay our hands on a bottle of Green Chartreuse we go 50:50 Genepy and Benedictine. Not the same, of course, but works very nicely for us.
score: 2
Calvin Grant Premium Member
Great suggestion. Yes Benedictine's always good in everything I've tried it with. Have you tried Boomsma Claerkampster Cloosterbitter? It's a stand up substitute for the Chartreuse if you can get it.
score: 1
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Florian Oms
Je l'ai découvert il y a peu, une merveille ! Je n'avais pas de bourbon sous la main, j'ai donc utilisé du Bulleit Rye. Cela fonctionne parfaitement, plus qu'à essayer avec du bourbon pour comparer
score: 3
Jennie Palma
This is delicious! We do not currently have any Green Chartreuse but tried broVo Uncharted Rhapsody and it definitely works. Also used .75 oz each as someone suggested in an earlier comment.
score: 2
Werd Bmocsil
Faccia Brutto Centerbe is another worthy substitution.
score: 2

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