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Bijou Cocktail (Difford's recipe)
It is not uncommon to see Bijou recipes with equal parts gin, Chartreuse and sweet vermouth, as called for in Harry Johnson's Bartender's Manual. In fact...
John CARR
26th June at 13:44
Enjoyed comparing using Dolin rouge versus carpano. The latter wins on flavour punch, the former on subtlety and play of the herbal qualities, especially in the gin and chartreuse. Yum!
26th June at 13:48
Carpano version is certainly tasty, but a lighter vermouth had that magical quality where the drink somehow just disappears from the glass of its own accord!
18th June at 13:34
Well Simon wins again (!) This is definitely the best version. The dilution of the chartreuse in fact allows its components to be more easily discerned. I accidentally did orange twist and no bitters to start, which worked quite well. A light touch with the bitters is good here. Overall, super delicious!
23rd June at 16:11
Perhaps a mistake to play with a winning formula, but I have just tweaked the vermouth up to to 30ml/1oz.
1st April at 17:12
This is a great use for the (superb) Chartreuse.
I mixed straight into a frozen glass.
Bathtub gin and Antica F vermouth made this an affordable luxury.
I mixed straight into a frozen glass.
Bathtub gin and Antica F vermouth made this an affordable luxury.
23rd March at 18:08
This is lovely!
24th November 2023 at 18:11
This is a new favourite. Surprisingly like gingerbread and very drinkable
15th November 2023 at 12:18
I found a different ratio more pleasing:
1 1/2 ounces gin
1 ounce sweet vermouth
3/4 ounce green Chartreuse
2 dashes orange bitters
Garnish: 1 maraschino cherry (optional).
Depending on the bitterness of your vermouth I suggest to replace the orange bitters with an orange zest twist.
1 1/2 ounces gin
1 ounce sweet vermouth
3/4 ounce green Chartreuse
2 dashes orange bitters
Garnish: 1 maraschino cherry (optional).
Depending on the bitterness of your vermouth I suggest to replace the orange bitters with an orange zest twist.
19th June at 02:03
Agreed re replacing the bitters with orange twist. May work better depending on the vermouth.
18th June at 13:04
I see where you’re going here with reducing the chartreuse, but do feel it’s lost something of what this cocktail is about. Haven’t quite made my mind up about it as a drink.
17th July 2023 at 17:20
A great classic cocktail. Sweet, bold and botanically spicy because of the Gin and Chartreuse. A nice combination of flavors.
12th March 2023 at 23:15
Adding 5 ml (inspired by Jamie Gordon's recipe) makes it a bit drier than Gordon's version and more complex then this recipe. Perfect balance for me.