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Juan Hatton’s Avatar Juan Hatton
21st February at 20:56
No apertivo, subbed with 10ml Campari.
Changed dry for blanco to up the sweetness. I liked it, on my have again list.
6th January at 00:45
Dialed back the Luxardo, and wish I’d dialed it back a bit more.
Peter McCarthy’s Avatar Peter McCarthy
4th May 2024 at 01:05
Made this with Beefeater, Luxardo Maraschino, Dolin Dry, & Aperol. Very tasty! I got notes from the gin, spice/flavor of the maraschino liqueur, sweetness and herbal notes from the vermouth, orange-bitter from the Aperol, and of course lime. All well-balanced for my palate! Disappeared quickly. Definitely going to the top of my favorites.
Yorey C’s Avatar Yorey C
28th February 2024 at 05:53
Gordon's | Gallo ... tastes odd. smells like citrus, doesn't taste like it.
Yorey C’s Avatar Yorey C
28th February 2024 at 06:00
made a bacardi special and it tastes weird in the same way, maybe i got bad limes or something
Sebastian C’s Avatar Sebastian C
8th January 2024 at 02:59
To see whether it would work from a flavour comparability perspective, we experimented by using Empress Elderflower Rose Gin and were happy with the outcome.
Sebastian C’s Avatar Sebastian C
8th January 2024 at 03:15
When we (there were two of us) compared against the original recipe, the original is truer to the taste profile of a Last Word. There’s a subtle, but notable, difference with the gin we used (a bit more layered and interesting, flavour-wise). When the votes were tallied, the Empress variation came out victorious.
Florian Ruf’s Avatar Florian Ruf
14th December 2023 at 15:31
This version is good, but IMHO it lacks body. Any suggestions out there to improve this?
12th January 2024 at 20:39
I personally improved texture on my shaken cocktails by using one big rock and 2/3 ice cubes for the shake (cf Liquid Intelligence by Dave Arnold, of course).
Avery Garnett’s Avatar Avery Garnett
29th May 2023 at 17:10
It's...alright. It's nice. It tastes a lot closer to a last word than I expected but it's in a weird place that it's not as good as a last word (for a tangy, complex gin/chartreuse/herbal cocktail) and it's not as good as a paper plane (for a tangy, complex aperol/fruity/bittersweet cocktail).
Colin R’s Avatar Colin R
1st July 2023 at 01:37
Spot on. I thought about playing with the proportions or swapping ingredients but why bother when those alternatives exist.

That said, it does only require common ingredients so if you don’t have a bottle of nonino or charteuse handy (the latter always a challenge these days) it’s a reasonable alternative.
1st May 2023 at 11:24
I learned about the shortage from The Wall Street Journal, which ran the Last Word recipe with it, just as it had done a dozen years earlier. I was able buy a bottle here for HK$498.

The Monks Who Make Chartreuse Don’t Care About Your Fancy Cocktails

Their decision to cap production to focus more on prayer has enthusiasts stockpiling bottles of the French liqueur
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