Whisky · Shake · Coupe · 5 min
Final Ward
The Last Word with rye in place of gin and lemon in place of lime. Phil Ward created it in New York in the mid-2000s.
What's in it
- 22.5ml (¾ oz) Rye whiskey
- 22.5ml (¾ oz) Green Chartreuse
- 22.5ml (¾ oz) Maraschino liqueur
- 22.5ml (¾ oz) Lemon juice
How to make it
- Chill a coupe.
- Shake the rye, green Chartreuse, maraschino and lemon juice hard with ice.
- Double strain into the chilled coupe.
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What cocktail can I make?Where it came from
The name puns on the Last Word, swapping in Ward's surname, and the drink keeps the original's equal-parts build. Difford's Guide and most other accounts place its creation at Death & Co in New York in 2007, where Ward was head bartender, but Ward himself is reported to have said he first made it at the Pegu Club, where he had worked since 2005, and the writer Camper English dates it to 2006.
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