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Mon Dernier Mot (My Last Word)

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Discerning Drinkers (84)
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Measurements in:
Serves:
1
Ingredients
1 1⁄3 fl oz Cognac (brandy)
2⁄3 fl oz Yellow Chartreuse (or génépy liqueur)
1⁄2 fl oz Ginger liqueur
1⁄2 fl oz Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)

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How to make

Glassware

Serve in a Coupe glass

Prepare

  1. Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.
  2. Prepare garnish of skewered crystallised ginger.

Method

  1. SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
  2. FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Garnish

  1. Garnish with skewered crystallised ginger.

Flavour Profile

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
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Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

One serving of Mon Dernier Mot (My Last Word) contains 208 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1.6 standard drinks
  • 23.16% alc./vol. (46.32° proof)
  • 22.4 grams of pure alcohol

Values stated for alcohol and calorie content, and number of drinks an ingredient makes should be considered approximate.

History

Created in 2015 by Edward Godard at Berlin Bar in Melbourne, Australia.
Last Word history

Review

Tangy lemon and cognac with sweet herbal and ginger notes. An interesting riff on The Last Word.

Variations/similar cocktails

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Comments & Discussion

trendomexico Premium Member
Delicious, well formed, equilibrated. A little into the candy store, but with an invitation to the bar. So its joyful, innocent, quite sweet. The cognac makes a different frame from gin.
score: 2
Chris Dimal
Wonderfully delicious and balanced. Ginger, botanicals and citrus are the highlights.
score: 1
Ruth Harvey
Great...and that's my last word on the matter.
score: 1
G. M. Genovese Premium Member
I used a lowered measure of Chartreuse green and level cut of Barrow's ginger... Good, but surprisingly dry. (29 Feb 2024, 4:43p)
score: 1
John Hinojos Premium Member
Delightful cocktail. Found it just a tad sweet, but not overly. Was expecting a sweet cocktail. Added a couple of drops of grapefruit bitters and balanced the sweetness for us. Forgot that the candied ginger added a bit more sweetness.
Would definitely to again as I have a husband who loves ginger.
score: 2
Herbert Brant
Very pleasing. I love the Domaine de Canton Ginger, and it can hold its own in this mix. The wild card for this cocktail for me was the Chartreuse —which is almost impossible to get here in the US. So I substituted Absinthe, and the result was wonderful.
score: 1
James Casswell
Perhaps not my favourite Last Word variation but still pretty tasty. Perhaps due to my choice of ginger liqueur next time I'll use a bit more.
score: 0
Letti Penguin Premium Member
Nice variation, spicy from the ginger, herby from the chartreuse. Rather depends on the fieriness of the ginger. I had Crabbies which is good and fiery, but my current Giffard’s doesn’t pack quite the same punch.
score: 2
Jeremy Harrold
A bit of a let down. The Yellow Chartreuse gets lost in the mix and the Cognac and Ginger really do not assert themselves. Less than the sum of its parts.
score: 3

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