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Gordon Woodward-Clark’s Avatar Gordon Woodward-Clark
11th December 2022 at 18:10
Lovely - especially with an egg white foam!
Calvin Grant’s Avatar Calvin Grant
11th December 2022 at 03:25
Following the suggestions below I skipped the added water and increased the rye 25%. Substituted Liquore Strega for the Chartreuse and did not fine strain. purrfect.
Andrew Gelb’s Avatar Andrew Gelb
18th November 2022 at 15:16
A wonderful drink, obviously reminiscent of the Last Word, but a bit less sharp, with a softer, slightly sweeter honey tone. Delicious!
Frederic D.’s Avatar Frederic D.
11th November 2022 at 20:15
Very good cocktail. Rye spiciness, herbal sweetness, and acidity from the lemon balance each other well. Perfect for a Fall afternoon.
John Hinojos’ Avatar John Hinojos
13th December 2021 at 00:02
Very good cocktail and great for an aperitif. Loved the balance and the sweet and sour touch. For me it was a bit sweet, so I think I would add a bit more rye. Other than that, a great cocktail.
8th January 2022 at 20:42
Agree with the orange bitters. Cocktail vaguely reminds me of a penecillin
John Hinojos’ Avatar John Hinojos
13th December 2021 at 00:06
We added 1/4 oz more rye and 2 drops of orange bitters. Toned down the sweetness for us.
David M.’s Avatar David M.
14th September 2021 at 07:53
Very good take on a Last Word. The herbs, sourness, and sweetness are nicely balanced. A hint of honey-lemon cough drop flavor—but in a good way.
Marie-Therese Straus’ Avatar Marie-Therese Straus
21st August 2021 at 04:52
I used about 1 oz. each liquor and lemon for this cocktail and shook hard (no water) to dilute. This was really lovely-I expected it to taste slightly medicinal but it had a sweet, mild honey-lemon flavour and was very balanced. A new favourite.
Matthew French’s Avatar Matthew French
16th November 2020 at 22:45
Not having Rye, I tried a riff on this with Makers Mark Bourbon and half lemon/half lime juice. Remembering from my Catholic upbringing and a school trip, that the original Benedictine communities were not at Monte Cassino (and also as a nod to my best friend from Perth, WA), I call it a Subiaco
Tuber Magnatum’s Avatar Tuber Magnatum
19th April at 22:39
I love this drink and have had several times in the past as per the recipe. (Well not exactly; as suggested by some I increase the rye to 1 oz.) Alas, with the US declaring a trade war against Canada (and others) and not having any Canadian rye on hand, I too was short on rye, as for most of Canada, US sourced liquors have been taken off the shelves. I did however have some Buffalo Trace Bourbon left and I can say this cocktail works very well with Bourbon! Elbows up!