Final Ward

Ingredients

¾ oz Green Chartreuse
¾ oz Maraschino liqueur - preferably Luxardo Maraschino Originale
¾ oz Rye whisky
¾ oz Lemon juice
1 Lemon twist - for garnish

oz ml cl

Glass: Cocktail

Timing:

All day

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Instructions

Combine the ingredients into a cocktail shaker filled with ice. Shake vigorously until the drink is sufficiently chilled. Strain the drink into the chilled Cocktail glass. Garnish with the Lemon twist.

Notes

Phil Ward's 2007 riff on The Last Word at Death & Co — replacing gin with rye whisky and lime with lemon juice. The rye gives the drink a spicy backbone that stands up to the herbal intensity of Green Chartreuse. See more four ingredient cocktails.

Final Ward origin story

Created by: Phil Ward
Created at: Death & Co
Year: 2007

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Nutrition Facts

	Calories	Total Fat	Sodium	Carbs	Sugars	Protein
Green Chartreuse	?	?	?	?	?	?
Maraschino liqueur	?	?	?	?	?	?
Rye whisky	51.5	0	0	0	0	0
Lemon juice	5.0	0.1	0.2	1.6	0.6	0.1
Total	56.4	0.1	0.2	1.6	0.6	0.1

About the ingredients

Rye whisky: Rye whiskey can refer to two different, but related, types of whiskey: American rye whiskey, which is similar to bourbon whiskey, but must be distilled from at least 51 percent rye grain, or Canadian whisky, which is often referred to as (and often labelled as) rye whisky for historical reasons, although it may or may not actually include any rye grain in its production process.
Chartreuse: Chartreuse is a French herbal liqueur available in green and yellow versions that differ in taste and alcohol content. The liqueur has been made by the Carthusian monks since 1737 according to the instructions set out in a manuscript given to them by François Annibal d'Estrées in 1605. It was named after the monks' Grande Chartreuse monastery, located in the Chartreuse Mountains north of Grenoble. Today the liqueur is produced in their distillery in nearby Aiguenoire. It is composed of distilled alcohol aged with 130 herbs, plants and flowers. According to tradition, a marshal of artillery to French king Henry IV, François Hannibal d'Estrées, presented the Carthusian monks at Vauvert, near Paris, with an alchemical manuscript that contained a recipe for an "elixir of long life" in 1605. The recipe eventually reached the religious order's headquarters at the Grande Chartreuse monastery, north of Grenoble. The formula is said to include 130 herbs, plants and flowers and secret ingredients combined in a wine alcohol base. The recipe was further enhanced in 1737 by Brother Gérome Maubec. The beverage soon became popular, and in 1764 the monks adapted the elixir recipe to make what is now called the "Elixir Végétal de la Grande Chartreuse".
Maraschino liqueur: Maraschino is a liqueur obtained from the distillation of Marasca cherries. The small, slightly sour fruit of the Tapiwa cherry tree (Prunus cerasus var. marasca), which grows wild along parts of the Dalmatian coast in Croatia, lends the liqueur its unique aroma.