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Pete's Word
When I’m not drinking, or blogging about drinking, or taking pictures of drinks, I like to spend my time surfing the interweb for drink recipes, drink blogs and pictures of drinks. So yeah, I’m in a good place. I stumbled upon this lil’ mofo on the Death & Company website… It’s a great drink for a few reasons… first of all it’s got Laphroaig, green Chartreuse and Maraschino, which is just too fucking crazy for me not to make. Secondliest, this is a variation on the “Last Word” cocktail, which was invented during prohibition at the Detroit Athletic Club. So that’s pretty cool.
Taste the Stick
Pete’s Word
.75 oz. Laphroaig
.75 oz. Maraschino
.75 oz. Lime Juice
.75 oz. Chartreuse
Shake and serve up.
I know what you’re thinking, “holy shit, that’s a weird combination of intense flavors!?!” Well, you would be correct. However, the proportions are really important on this one… I fucked around and got some pretty bad results, but when I went back to the original proportions, it came out really balanced. It’s sweet, sour, smokey and herbaceous. What’s not to like?
April 1, 2010 at 8:19 am
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2 Responses to Pete's Word
You bastard, McBoozy! Like I needed an excuse to drop the cash on the Chartreuse.
At least this is fucking delicious. I bought a bottle of “Black Bottle” since it was $18 on sale at the Astor wine store (the best reason to live in NY), to see if it could play as a replacement for the Laphroaig. I tasted it next to the Laphroaig and it certainly didn’t taste bad (would be just fine for a Rob Roy) but I don’t know if it could stand up to the Chartreuse and Maraschino in this cocktail. I will give it a try tomorrow perhaps…
April 14, 2010 at 11:04 pm |Chartreuse is an investment. In your drinks, and in your future. So deals. As for the Frog, I would allow Ardbeg, and I recently had a pretty salty Bowmore that felt very… right.
April 15, 2010 at 9:08 pm |