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Last Flight
This appropriately named boozy cocktail is a cross between a Last Word and a Paper Plane
Simon Sedgley
30th July at 04:00
No, we haven't tried the Boomsma but notice that it is available here downunder. It seems to us that one of the problems with all potential substitutes is that none of them get anywhere near the ABV of Green Chartreuse and that this has inevitable consequences for flavour comparisons.
30th July at 05:07
Perhaps a spoon or two of Everclear? I've seriosly considered this.
30th July at 04:37
Indeed so true of all the substitutes! I'm looking at my three quarters full bottle of Verte and finding ways to stretch it. If a cocktail calls for 5ml Chartreuse the Cloosterbitter may not cut it. Not bad in a Last Word and cost effective as well. Closest match imho. Cheers
31st July at 07:44
Well Calvin, we probably wouldn't invest in a bottle of Cloosterbitter if its sole purpose was to serve merely as a substitute for a superior liqueur. But maybe you can point to some cocktails in which the Cloosterbitter is a preferred or even essential ingredient?