Last Word

Yield: 1.0 Glass: Chilled coupe, 5–6 oz

Adjust for any number of servings while keeping the ingredient proportions intact.

classic cocktail gin citrus shaken seeded

Ingredients

0.75 oz gin
0.75 oz green Chartreuse
0.75 oz maraschino liqueur
0.75 oz fresh lime juice
Cherry, for garnish

Instructions

Shake with ice and strain into a chilled coupe.

Behind the drink

A little history

Pre-Prohibition Detroit

The Last Word was served at the Detroit Athletic Club before Prohibition and credited to vaudeville performer Frank Fogarty. After disappearing for decades, bartender Murray Stenson revived it in Seattle in the early 2000s.

Last Word history