The Last Word
One of the bartenders at Hi-Lo recommended The Last Word to me the other night, and I had forgotten what a lovely, bracing drink it is. I decided to make one for myself this morning, as the invigorating nature of the drink makes it a great eye-opener cocktail. While The Last Word usually calls for lime juice, I only have lemons on hand. I have to say the difference is barely noticeable underneath the assertive herbiness of the Chartreuse.
The Last Word
(These are the proportions I prefer and are not necessarily true to the classic. Some recipes call for equal parts of all ingredients, but I just can’t drink that much Luxardo.)
1 oz Hendrick’s gin
3/4 oz Chartreuse
1/4 oz Luxardo
Juice of one fresh lemon
Shake all ingredients with ice until very cold and strain into a cocktail glass.
Easy!
The San Francisco Bar Experiment 