Bob's Last Words Recipe
This Prohibition-era cocktail is equal parts herbaceous Chartreuse, gin, sweet maraschino liqueur, and sour lime juice. It’s complex, balanced, and totally satisfying.
What to buy: Maraschino liqueur is a relatively dry liqueur with a subtle bitter-almond flavor; it can be found at any well-stocked liquor store.
The traditional recipe calls for equal parts gin, green Chartreuse, lime juice, and maraschino. I find the maraschino entirely dominates the drink. My taste is suited better by a gin-based cocktail, rounded out by the other flavors. Ends up more like a Green Ghost with a touch of maraschino, or maybe a lime Aviation with Chartreuse. Any road, I prefer this variation, and that’s my last word on the subject.
- 1 1/2 ounce gin
- 3/4 ounce green Chartreuse
- 1/2 ounce freshly squeezed lime juice
- 1/4 ounce maraschino liqueur
- Ice
- Place a cocktail glass in the freezer to chill.
- Place the gin, Chartreuse, lime juice, and maraschino liqueur in a cocktail shaker and fill it halfway with ice. Shake vigorously until the outside of the shaker is frosted. Strain into the chilled glass.
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