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Amber Room
Serious and packed with bold flavours. Fellow Chartreuse fans will approve
Calvin Grant
27th November at 04:27
Initially the Chartreuse amplified what I thought was a gin bite,...then it all got rich in the middle, and by the time i was buzzed (I made it a third bigger), the Chartreuse and vermouth formed some sort of equally assertive alliance accented by the ice-melt... Marvelous.
9th August at 06:37
Nice to see this old friend in the limelight. There's something about Chartreuse that demands contemplation; maybe it's the monks' devotion coming through.
26th July at 23:59
Nice, though a little gin heavy. I prefer the Bijou which gets more of the chartreuse botanicals to the front.
30th September 2024 at 18:00
Gin upfront, sweetened by Vermouth. The Chartreuse in the back could be upped a tiny bit. Orange bitters are lost, at least I cant taste them. I prefer Tanqueray TEN as my Gin in this one.
28th June 2024 at 14:01
Surprisingly heavy on the chartreuse, would be tempted to up the vermouth a whisker. Otherwise a potent, rich, highly flavoured and sumptuous cocktail. Classic no nonsense flavour-forward drinking.
30th December 2023 at 08:47
Was watching "McCabe and Mrs. Miller" again last night and various parts of the internet seems to claim that the cocktail that McCabe drinks (double whisky and a raw egg) is called an Amber Moon. Can you help clarify? Perhaps if it is known under a different name here then a clarification can be added? :)
7th September 2023 at 19:26
Complex, challenging and gorgeous. A heavyweight and dare I say it, a man’s cocktail!
26th April 2022 at 21:08
Gin on the nose and upfront but quickly changes to the Chartreuse ( I also used 3/4 oz. ) and finishes dry. Nicely balanced. Would recommend.
30th October 2021 at 01:39
Added 3/4 oz chartreuse because of John Hinojos comment and I love it. I'll have to try it as written sometime, too.
5th May 2021 at 21:14
Very nice drink, bold, but at the same time thoughtful and nuanced.
24th March 2021 at 00:05
Great drink. I love Green Chartreuse and this is great for an aperitif. For my taste, I think I would up the Chartreuse a little.