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Final Ward

Contemporary classic · Hall of Fame and must know/try · Nightcap/sipping

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Ingredients

3/4 oz Rye whiskey 50% abv
3/4 oz Chartreuse Green
3/4 oz Maraschino liqueur
3/4 oz Lemon juice

How to make

Serve in a coupe glass

Prepare

  1. 1 Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.
  2. 2 Prepare garnish of lemon zest twist and skewered Luxardo Maraschino Cherries.

Method

  1. 3 SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
  2. 4 FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Garnish

  1. 5 EXPRESS lemon zest twist over the cocktail and discard.
  2. 6 Garnish with skewered maraschino cherries.

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Flavour profile

50.0% alc./vol. · 1.7 standard drinks · 184 calories

History

Whiskey replaces gin in this riff on the classic Last Word, with lemon switching from lime.

This cocktail, created in 2007 by Phil Ward at Death & Co. in New York City, USA, is widely considered a variation on the classic Last Word.

Created by Phil Ward