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Green Ghost

Difford’s Guide
Discerning Drinkers (58)
Measurements in:
Serves:
1
Ingredients
1 1/3 fl oz Hayman's London Dry Gin
1/3 fl oz Green Chartreuse (or alternative herbal liqueur)
1/3 fl oz Lime juice (freshly squeezed)
1/6 fl oz Sugar syrup 'rich' (2 sugar to 1 water) 65.0°Brix

How to make

Glass

Photographed in an UB Retro Coupe Gold 7.75oz

Prepare

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

Method

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

Garnish

  1. Express lime zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

Flavour Profile

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Strength 8/10
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Sweet to sour 7/10

Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

One serving of Green Ghost contains 140 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1.2 standard drinks
  • 24.87% alc./vol. (49.74° proof)
  • 17.3 grams of pure alcohol
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History

Adapted from the following recipe in the 1937 Café Royal Cocktail Book Coronation Edition which says this cocktail was "Invented by J. B. Hurrell".
"2/3 Seager's Gin
1/6 Lime juice
1/6 Green Chartreuse
Shake
"

Review

Herbal and zesty. I've taken the liberty of adding a splash of sugar to this not too distant relation to the Last Word.

Variations/similar cocktails

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Comments & Discussion

trendomexico
This is like the Coke Zero of the Last Words, is there but smtg is lacking. But nevertheless I wanted a light one, so this is perfect. I went for Roku Gin in this. And let me tell a strange thing: in english what is lime here in Mx Spanish is Limón, and what is lemon there here is Lima. So we have twisted citrics it seems (at the same time when you say Tuna we say Atun).
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Simon Sedgley
lol, how do we ever manage to make sense to one another?
2
Florian Ruf
Depending on your Gin I suggest to adjust the amount of Chartreuse to balance.
1
Richard Christmas
Mr Difford is right, as usual. Without the syrup it is so tart that much of the taste is lost.
3
John Hinojos
This is great. Wonderful blend of flavours and great for after dinner.
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