Le Premier Word
This play on the classic Last Word cocktail (gin, Chartreuse, maraschino liqueur, fresh lime juice) is a tribute to Montreal—and Canada. I used a local British-style gin, local apple cider and the French herbal liqueur, Chartreuse. The final touch of Scotch is a nod to the country’s Celtic side and adds wonderful depth. –Kate Boushel, […]
Ingredients
- Ice cubes
- 1 oz (30 ml) gin
- ½ oz (15 ml) Chartreuse
- ½ oz (15 ml) lemon juice
- 1 oz (30 ml) hard sparkling cider
- Smoky Scotch whisky (optional)
- Long lemon zest
Instructions
- In a cocktail shaker half-filled with ice, combine the gin, the Chartreuse and the lemon juice. Shake vigorously.
- Strain into a coupe glass.
- Top with the hard sparkling cider.
- With an atomizer, spray with a smoky Scotch whisky (try a medium-peat 12-year-old single malt) or rinse the glass with a bar spoon full of Scotch first, if desired.
- Garnish with a long lemon zest.
This play on the classic Last Word cocktail (gin, Chartreuse, maraschino liqueur, fresh lime juice) is a tribute to Montreal—and Canada. I used a local British-style gin, local apple cider and the French herbal liqueur, Chartreuse. The final touch of Scotch is a nod to the country’s Celtic side and adds wonderful depth. –Kate Boushel, bartender, Atwater Cocktail Club, Montreal