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Gordon's | Pergote | Iris Liquer ... used some iris liquer cuz someone said it's a good sub for chartreuse. they didn't specify which, and i wouldn't know. care for this about the same as i care for most martinis with mediocre gin, which is to say not much

The gin you use will impact the flavour of the cocktail. Used a locally made gin and the taste of the gin did get enhanced by the vermouth and chartreuse. Enjoyed very much.

Reduced gin to 40ml and it became 5 star cocktail for me.

The touch of colour, herbal flavours and aroma from the yellow chartreuse makes a perfect combination to introduce a reluctant friend to the martini concept.

I fell across this looking for a Gibson recipe as we ran out of lemons. In deep shock I was looking for a gin cocktail that didn’t need lemons and this caught my eye as fortunately we have oranges. It is superb. Chartreuse is not given enough credit. It’s a wonderful spirit.

Both this and the Green Puritan are delicious . However, as is my wont, I had to tinker with this, especially after receiving a bottle of Cuckoo Solace Gin which includes olives amongst its botanicals. So I swapped the orange bitters for olive bitters and garnished with a Gordal olive. It worked for me, and I call it a Lapsed Catholic, (Dirty Puritan seemed a bit too obvious!).

A delicious martini backended with a hint of herbaceous dryness and orange. This might be a go to for me when a 15:1 needs some more depth. The color is clearly chartreuse, but perhaps next time I would up the yellow to 1/2 only because I love chartreuse.

If I didn’t see the color, I’d just think I’m drinking a really excellent Martini. The sweetness and herbs are very subtle, especially against the delicious Botanist gin I used.
Not a problem, but not as Chartreuse-forward as I was expecting.