Last Word

Name: Last Word
Prep time: 1 min
Total time: 1 min
Yield: 1 cocktail
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 0.75 oz Gin; 0.75 oz Green Chartreuse; 0.75 oz Maraschino Liqueur; 0.75 oz fresh Lime juice

modern-classic gin herbal

CoupeShake

Built with: Gin · Green Chartreuse · Maraschino Liqueur · Lime

Origin

Detroit Athletic Club · 1916

Pre-Prohibition recipe lost for decades. Revived in 2004 by Murray Stenson at Zig Zag Cafe, Seattle — sparked the modern revival of equal-parts cocktails

Variations

Final WardSwap gin for rye, lime for lemon

A Prohibition-era masterpiece: herbal, tart, and perfectly balanced.

Ingredients

0.75 oz Gin
0.75 oz Green Chartreuse
0.75 oz Maraschino Liqueur
0.75 oz fresh Lime juice

Instructions

Combine all ingredients in a shaker with ice.
Shake hard for 8 to 12 seconds.
Fine-strain into a chilled coupe glass.

Tips

The equal-parts ratio is everything. Don't deviate.
Chartreuse is strong; trust the balance.

Notes

First documented at the Detroit Athletic Club around 1916, the Last Word disappeared after Prohibition. Murray Stenson rediscovered it at Seattle's Zig Zag Cafe in 2004, sparking the modern revival of equal-parts cocktails.

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