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Traditionally made with equal parts gin, Green Chartreuse, maraschino liqueur, and lime juice but, like like many others, (when using a 40%-43% alc./vol...
Michael Alper
1st January 2021 at 22:27
I discovered The Last Word after searching for something to make with gin and Chartreuse, and while I quite enjoyed my first stab at it — it homed right in on my taste for sour — I felt the lime juice overpowered all the other flavors. Next round, I halved the amount of lime, upped the gin by a couple of dashes (I used an Old Tom), and found the result much better balanced to my taste. Anyone else feel the 1/4 lime juice ratio obliterates the complexity of the other ingredients?
16th March 2021 at 20:37
For me it's mostly the Luxardo Maraschino. As is, the equal parts version and this Difford's version are cocktails I want to like but don't actually like.
I think next time I make this I'll follow your and another poster's advice and scale back the lime and the Luxardo Maraschino.
Something like:
0.75 oz gin (or 1 oz)
0.75 oz Chartreuse
0.5 oz Luxardo Maraschino
0.5 oz lime juice
I think next time I make this I'll follow your and another poster's advice and scale back the lime and the Luxardo Maraschino.
Something like:
0.75 oz gin (or 1 oz)
0.75 oz Chartreuse
0.5 oz Luxardo Maraschino
0.5 oz lime juice