Name: Gypsy Light
Total time: 4 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 40 ml Gin; 20 ml Chartreuse Green; 20 ml Elderflower liqueur; 20 ml Lime juice; 3 drop Saline solution 4:1

Gypsy Light
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Glass:

Photographed in an Urban Bar Alto Coupe 18cl

Ingredients:
1 ¹⁄₃ oz	Hayman's London Dry Gin
²⁄₃ oz	Green Chartreuse (or alternative herbal liqueur)
²⁄₃ oz	Elderflower liqueur
²⁄₃ oz	Lime juice (freshly squeezed)
3 drop	Saline solution (20g sea salt to 80g water) or merest pinch of s

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Prepare:

Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.
Prepare garnish of lime wedge.

How to make:

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

Garnish:

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

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

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Review:

A floral riff on a Last Word following 2:1:1:1 proportions.

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Variant:

The Gypsy by Dominic Venegas has the same ingredients in different proportions.

History:

Adapted from a recipe created in August 2025 by Chris Brislawn, a fellow Discerning Drinker, and shared via a comment on our Last Word page.

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Nutrition:

One serving of Gypsy Light contains 209 calories

Alcohol content:

1.7 standard drinks
23.13% alc./vol. (46.26° proof)
23.1 grams of pure alcohol

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Beverly Stanton

11th October at 23:16

I enjoyed this however I did use the saline solution. I think that it is not needed, it seemed salty to me. I feel that it masked the chartreuse. Will try again without.

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