Last Word recipe

Name: Last Word
Prep time: 3 min
Total time: 3 min
Yield: 1 cocktail
Cuisine: IBA official cocktail
Ingredients: 22.5 ml (¾ oz) Gin; 22.5 ml (¾ oz) Green Chartreuse; 22.5 ml (¾ oz) Maraschino liqueur; 22.5 ml (¾ oz) Lime juice

IBA officialShakenCoupeNo ice24% ABV190 kcal

The Last Word is a shaken gin cocktail, made with gin, green Chartreuse, maraschino liqueur and more, served in a coupe. It is citrusy. It is an official IBA cocktail, in The Unforgettables.

Strength: about 24% ABV in the glass, roughly 23 g of alcohol and about 190 calories per drink (an estimate; brands, sugar and dilution vary).

Detroit Athletic Club in the 1910s, revived at the Zig Zag Café in Seattle almost a century later.

Last Word ingredients

Gin	22.5 ml (¾ oz)
Green Chartreuse	22.5 ml (¾ oz)
Maraschino liqueur	22.5 ml (¾ oz)
Lime juice	22.5 ml (¾ oz)

Measures for one serve. Open the drink in Bar Bible to scale it to a batch or switch to ounces.

How to make a Last Word

Add everything to a shaker and fill with ice.
Shake hard for 10 to 12 seconds.
Strain into a chilled coupe.

Glass: Coupe
Ice: None, served up
Garnish: None

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Last Word: quick answers

How strong is a Last Word?: About 24% alcohol once the ice has melted in, roughly 23 g of alcohol per drink. That is an estimate: brands and dilution vary.
How many calories are in a Last Word?: About 190 calories per drink, from the alcohol and the sweet and fresh ingredients. An estimate: brands and the amount of sugar change it. Compare every drink in the cocktail calorie chart.
What glass is a Last Word served in?: A coupe, with no ice in the glass.
How many ingredients does a Last Word have?: 4 in total: gin, green Chartreuse, maraschino liqueur and lime juice.

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