I am usually not a fan of cocktails which are a 5 on the sweetness scale, but this was an excellent aperitif. The herbal of the gin and green chartreuse work together perfectly. While it is on the sweeter side, it has a spicy quality like a good, strong gingerbread. It is my first sweet cocktail on my favourites. Thank you.

I think this is the best bijou recipe, but I disagree with the presentation. Given the drink's evolution with dilution, I think a double rocks glass with ice is better.

Swapped the gin for clairin (Sajous) in a 3:2:1 ratio - quite nice.

I have to admit I did this drink with yellow chartreuse and as a late night sipper. Although we both like herbal notes, in my opinion this drink lacks a citrus part like a zest twist to be round.

Hi. I've just been looking through Harry Johnson's books but I didn't find anything about Bijou. Could someone tell where Bijou can be found?