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Bijou Cocktail

I’ve been kicking around the idea of trying out a pousse-café style drink – basically a layered cocktail that consists of syrups, liqueurs and liquors, all floated on top of one another.  The pousse-café went out of fashion after prohibition, and really never came back in it’s proper form.  I suspect that’s because most of these drinks are created by the way they look, rather than how they taste, but that’s just drunken speculation at this point.  Anyhangles, I haven’t figured out which one I want to try yet, but I did stumble across this little gem.  It was originally a pousse-café: red cherry on the bottom, sweet vermouth poured over that, followed by gin, and finally green chartreuse.  This is a cocktail version of that drink, and damnit, it feels right.

Bijou Cocktail

1.5 oz. Dry Gin

.75 oz. Sweet Vermouth

.75 oz. Green Chartreuse

Dash Orange Bitters

Stir over ice, serve up, garnish with a cherry.

If you like a nice martini, or a martinez, for that matter, and you can “get down” with some Chartreuse, give this little bastard a run.  It’s easy, and yes, it likes to party.

Posted on March 11, 2010 at 8:02 am
This entry was posted in Uncategorized and tagged Bitters, chartreuse, Gin, Green Chartreuse, martini, Recipes, Sweet Vermouth, vermouth. Bookmark the permalink.

2 Responses to Bijou Cocktail

don says:

It’s gorgeous. Is it as good as it looks? We are actively collecting, reviewing, sharing and rating unique and exotic martini’s at The Ultimate Martini Blog. Click on my name to visit the blog, submit recipes, or review others.

March 20, 2010 at 1:04 pm | Reply

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Sords says:

Just rocked one of these. It’s snappy. Damn snappy.

May 23, 2011 at 8:25 pm | Reply

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