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Warday's Cocktail
Apple brandy with complex botanical influences from both gin and Chartreuse mellowed by botanically enriched fortified wine. If you like spirit-forward...
9th November 2025 at 02:05
This classic absolutely works on a big rock. Recommended.
Lairds 86, Rockwell sweet vermouth, Roku gin, chartreuse. Orange twist.
Lairds 86, Rockwell sweet vermouth, Roku gin, chartreuse. Orange twist.
17th October 2025 at 23:37
Obvious to others I'm sure, but I was struck on trying this cocktail for the second time how changing even just a single brand of one of the listed ingredients can make or break a cocktail. I tried tonight with Strucchi Rosso Vermouth keeping the other ingredient brands the same and it truly elevated this cocktail, enough to add to my favourites list.
19th June 2025 at 17:52
We love a spirit forward cocktail and this one delivers! I traded l'Ermitage Saint Valbert for the, in the meantime overpriced and difficult to source Green Chartreuse. I don't know if it was this substitution which necessitated the addition of a splash of sugar syrup.....but we got there in the end. If colour is your thing and you are looking for a clear ruby red cocktail...you have found it.
30th April 2025 at 03:02
Just an FYI folks.
This recipe is incorrectly listed in "1967 Cocktails and Mixed Drinks" by Charles Tuck, as a "Waldorf" cocktail.
Cheers!
This recipe is incorrectly listed in "1967 Cocktails and Mixed Drinks" by Charles Tuck, as a "Waldorf" cocktail.
Cheers!
30th April 2025 at 07:24
Many thanks for the clarification, Frank.
25th February 2025 at 13:48
Revisiting with laird’s 86, Plymouth gin and dopo teatro. Multilayered and so many beautiful flavours here. Be sure to balance plus/minus millilitres for your ingredients. I find Chartreuse quite strong so relatively increased the others, especially gin and applejack. Top stuff!!
15th March 2025 at 20:35
I agree with this on the chartreuse front! But still a great cocktail.
5th October 2023 at 12:55
Waiting for my new bottle of avallen to arrive so I can try this!
16th January 2024 at 11:32
Liked this with Dubonnet, an orange twist and on the rocks - it’s rather like a green apple Negroni!
5th October 2023 at 13:08
Worth the wait. It's delicious.
15th March 2022 at 22:27
This is a great cocktail! I will add this to my list of favorites.
15th January 2022 at 06:39
Like an apple brandy-laced Martinez, with the orange influences exchanged for the complex herbs of Chartreuse. Wonderful as a nightcap; though only a bar spoon, the liqueur adds a lot.
11th December 2021 at 23:46
Very nice after dinner cocktail. This is a true sipper. Love the touch of Chartreuse.
28th September 2021 at 00:30
This was outstanding. Great balance. The Chartreuse added to the herbal flavours in the gin. Just sweet enough to be a perfect aperitif.
8th July 2021 at 03:48
Solid five! May add a plus to that with the right vermouth. Made mine with Antica Formula. Looking forward to alternatives. Will try it without the Chartreuse. Maybe.
3rd May 2025 at 22:42
Cocchi works really well in this.
it's like a big hit on a double apple lost mary while you glumpf down a mcdonalds apple pie.
i think it may be better with a martini rosso, as the cocchi brings a lot of sweetness that's already provided by the calvados, but it was a nice autumnal warming refresher.