Last Flight

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Serve in a Nick & Nora glass

Ingredients:
1⁄2 oz Bourbon whiskey
1⁄2 oz Green Chartreuse (or alternative herbal liqueur)
1⁄2 oz Bittersweet orange-red aperitivo
1⁄2 oz Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
× 1 1 serving
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How to make:

  1. Select and pre-chill a Nick & Nora glass.
  2. Prepare garnish of paper plane.
  3. SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
  4. FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
  5. Garnish with miniature paper plane skewered or pegged to rim (&/or lemon zest twist).

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Strength 8/10
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Sweet to sour 6/10
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Review:

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

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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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Nutrition:

One serving of Last Flight contains 126 calories

Alcohol content:

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

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Greg W’s Avatar Greg W
19th February at 01:51
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.
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Calvin Grant’s Avatar Calvin Grant
7th January at 05:16
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!
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Calvin Grant’s Avatar Calvin Grant
17th October 2024 at 03:11
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.
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Calvin Grant’s Avatar Calvin Grant
15th December 2024 at 03:32
Very tasty with green chartreuse, Aperol, and 100 proof bourbon.
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Florian Oms’ Avatar Florian Oms
24th April 2024 at 00:26
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
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Jennie Palma’s Avatar Jennie Palma
3rd April 2024 at 03:08
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.
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Werd Bmocsil’s Avatar Werd Bmocsil
7th January at 02:35
Faccia Brutto Centerbe is another worthy substitution.
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Beth Schneider’s Avatar Beth Schneider
9th February 2024 at 17:40
This cocktail seems to be polarising. Although I'm a fan of both bourbon and chartreuse, this flavour combination did not work for me at all.
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Dave Smith’s Avatar Dave Smith
23rd November 2023 at 01:19
Wow. Used Meyer lemon which are not as sour as other varieties. You could do 1.5 x the ingredients as another commenter suggested.
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Ian Fenton’s Avatar Ian Fenton
2nd October 2023 at 11:17
Too sour for my tastes, at least with the Eureka lemon juice that I used. I would probably dial it back to 10mL if I made it again.
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Gillian Craib’s Avatar Gillian Craib
27th August 2023 at 16:56
Made this today. Unfortunately not to my liking.
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Gordon Woodward-Clark’s Avatar Gordon Woodward-Clark
3rd March 2023 at 17:23
Delicious - we made it with Lillet Blanc as we had no Aperol.
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