Name: Bijou shot
Total time: 2 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 15 ml Rosso/sweet vermouth; 15 ml Chartreuse Green; 15 ml Gin

Bijou shot
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Serve in a Shot glass

Ingredients:
¹⁄₂ oz	Strucchi Rosso Vermouth
¹⁄₂ oz	Green Chartreuse (or alternative herbal liqueur)
¹⁄₂ oz	Hayman's London Dry Gin

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How to make:

Carefully LAYER ingredients in the following order.

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Rosso/rouge/sweet vermouth (di Torino) - Sulphur Dioxide/Sulphites

Review:

A shot loaded with bold flavours best suited to fans of Chartreuse.

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Variant:

Bijou cocktail (Difford's recipe)
Bijou cocktail (by Jamie Gordon)
Bijou cocktail (inspired by Lawlor's 1895 recipe

History:

This vintage layered, or 'pousse-café' style drink is named after the French for 'jewel', apparently a reference to its trio of ingredients having the colours of the three most precious jewels: diamond (gin), ruby (sweet vermouth) and emerald (Green Chartreuse).

If all the ingredients, and so the colours, are mixed together the result is a rather better 'Bijou #1', also aptly named Amber Dream due to its colour. If I were you I wouldn't bother with this layered drink, grab a stirring glass and enjoy an Amber Dream.

Nutrition:

One serving of Bijou shot contains 109 calories

Alcohol content:

1.2 standard drinks
37.4% alc./vol. (37.4° proof)
16.8 grams of pure alcohol

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