In comparison to many other drinks, cocktails are mainly drinks for connoisseurs. When you go to a bar or a pub, first things that you have in mind is beer, wine or whiskey. Only a handful of people are willing to go for cocktails. It is not only that you need to know the flavors of the cocktails; you also need to know the precise places that are making good ones. Otherwise, you might end up in an establishment that can’t satisfy your need for a quality drink. Cocktails differ from your regular bottled beverages that are same wherever you go.
These drinks are heavily susceptible to trends. One good example is The Last Word. It was really popular during prohibition era. Unfortunately, it has fallen off the map somewhere along the way. Seattle bartender, Bill Murray, reinvigorated this drink by serving it in one of the popular Seattle clubs, Zig Zag Café. Besides this club, you can find The Last Word in many popular bars and lounge all over Canada and US. One of them is D.W. Alexander, a great lounge in Toronto.
Although The Last Word is based on green Chartreuse, it is actually a perfect mix of four different drinks. Cocktail has really strong flavour and it is fairly easy to make.
Ingredients
· 0.75 ounce gin (any type)
· 0.75 ounce green Chartreuse
· 0.75 ounce Luxardo Maraschino liquor
· 0.75 ounce freshly squeezed lime juice
Even though it is easy to prepare this drink, you need to be careful and put precisely the same amount of each drink. When everything is ready, put all the drinks into a shaker filled with ice. After 10 to 15 second of shaking, strain the cocktail into stemmed glass.
The most popular variation of this drink is The Final Ward which has rye whiskey instead of gin and lemon juice instead of lime juice.
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