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Green Goddess
This deep olive-green, minty, bittersweet herbal cocktail is perhaps the ultimate digestivo. If you're stuffed/flagging after an overly indulgent, multi-course...
Jesse C.
13th August at 16:47
I thought 2/3 oz mastiha would be a nice substitute for the creme de menthe. It works! A very nice fancy riff on the Stinger that sticks pretty close to the flavour of that cocktail in my opinion. Side by side I'd likely prefer this for its added bitter complexity and more of a green botanical peppermint tea-like note than you'd get from just Cognac and creme de menthe. Pisco's floral note comes through subtly mostly on the finish. I can't pick out the green Chartreuse specifically, but I imagine it's contributing to that herbal tea-like note.
7th March at 22:33
Great! I added one small drop of mint oil — simply perfect in its deep mintiness. An ideal digestif.
9th February at 02:38
Nice! Seemed strange to try a minty drink on this ice cold night in NY, but it's working just fine. You'd expect all the mint elements to make it sort of one-note, but there's real depth to it.
Don't ask me why, but I felt like a different kind of bright note might be nice, and 2 drops of cherry bitters did the trick. But even as directed, it's a pleasure.
Don't ask me why, but I felt like a different kind of bright note might be nice, and 2 drops of cherry bitters did the trick. But even as directed, it's a pleasure.
6th February at 19:07
If I don't have Brancamenta, but do have Fernet, can I just up the creme de menthe a touch and still get close? Though still wouldn't have the peppermint bitters... :(
7th February at 09:00
No. Best invest in a bottle of Brancamenta. Stick in the fridge and enjoy over ice as a late-night digestivo. You won't regret it!