Our Last Word tasting had a fairy tale ending when the recipe from The Last Word, a cocktail bar in Astoria, Queens, won top honors. The recipe, by Paddy O’Brien, was straightforward aside from the gin, which was bumped up from three quarters of an ounce to a full ounce, and was ...
The Last Word blows people’s minds. The experience of the first sip tends to expand what the drinker realizes is possible from a cocktail. It’s definitely not for everyone—it’s too bold for that, a series of flavor bazookas, the exact polar opposite of banality—but t...
Why This Recipe Works The Last Word is a spirit-forward cocktail that is mild and refreshing with a subtle sweetness. It’s citrusy and full of unique floral spices and botanicals made up of equal parts gin, Green Chartreuse, maraschino liqueur, and lime juice. ...
Both the Last Word's name and the simplicity of its traditionally equal parts recipe lend themselves to adaptation. It is also very much a bartenders' cult cocktail with signature riffs on the classic setting bartenders apart. Closing Argument With:Mezcal, Green Chartreuse, maraschino liqueur and ...
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“Some might call me finicky or whatnot,” says O’Brien, who’s recipe for the Last Word is the fine-tuned result of countless combinations of the four ingredients that comprise the classic cocktail. It was also the winner of a recentPUNCH blind tastingof a dozen Last Word recipes. ...
If you need punch and drinks for a crowd,this pineapple lemonade punch recipeis perfect. Just make it ahead, chill and serve when YOU are ready. Bacon Wrapped Brown Sugar Cocktail Weenies You can make these bacon wrapped appetizers ahead of time and pop ’em in the freezer. Bake them rig...
Distilling Our gins are all distilled dry gins – this means NO sugar added. We’re exploring the complex and intriguing world of botanicals. Like all gins, juniper berries are a key ingredient, and what actually makes gin, gin. Even the word gin is derived from from either the French ...
Decades after the Last Word’s invention,Ted Saucier’s Bottoms Up gives the onlysurviving recipe. Tagged “Courtesy, DetroitAthletic Club”, the formula is “¼ dry gin, ¼ maraschino, ¼ chartreuse, ¼ lime juice. Ice. Serve in a cocktail glass”. Saucier continues: “This cocktail...
While the idea for a graham cracker sandwich with roasted marshmallow and chocolate had been around for some time, the first s’mores recipe didn’t make its debut until 1927 in “Tramping and Trailing with the Girl Scouts.” The guidebook, which was intended to teach kids how to be goo...