Garnish:
Lime twist (discarded) and Luxardo Maraschino cherry
How to make:
SHAKE all ingredients with ice and fine strain into chilled glass.
| 1 fl oz | Rutte Dry Gin |
| 2/3 fl oz | Green Chartreuse liqueur |
| 2/3 fl oz | Luxardo Maraschino liqueur |
| 2/3 fl oz | Lime juice (freshly squeezed) |
| 1/3 fl oz | Chilled water (omit if wet ice) |
Review:
Traditionally made with equal parts gin, Green Chartreuse, maraschino liqueur, and lime juice but, like like many others, (when using a 40%-43% alc./vol. gin,) I like to slightly increase the proportion of gin. Chartreuse devotes will love this balanced, tangy cocktail. I'm one!
Variant:
History:
The Last Word is thought to date from immediately prior to Prohibition but owes its present-day popularity to being reincarnated in 2004 by Murray Stenson during his tenure at Seattle's Zig Zag Cafe.
Last Word cocktail history and variants
Alcohol content:
- 1.7 standard drinks
- 24.44% alc./vol. (48.88° proof)
- 24.4 grams of pure alcohol
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