# Last Word

An equal-parts gin sour combining herbal green Chartreuse and maraschino with sharp lime.

Strength: 32% ABV

## Ingredients

- 22.5 ml [Gin](https://stirred.fyi/ingredients/gin.md)
- 22.5 ml [Green Chartreuse](https://stirred.fyi/ingredients/green-chartreuse.md)
- 22.5 ml [Luxardo Maraschino](https://stirred.fyi/ingredients/luxardo-maraschino.md)
- 22.5 ml [Fresh lime juice](https://stirred.fyi/ingredients/fresh-lime-juice.md)

## Glassware

Cocktail glass

## Method

1. Add all the ingredients to a cocktail shaker.
2. Shake with ice and strain into a chilled cocktail glass.

## Related drinks

- [Closing Argument](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/closing-argument.md): Mezcal takes gin’s place in this exact equal-parts Last Word branch, carrying smoke and roasted agave through Chartreuse, maraschino, and lime.
- [Final Ward](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/final-ward.md): An equal-parts rye variation on the Last Word, with Green Chartreuse, maraschino, and lemon.
- [Aviation](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/aviation.md): A floral gin sour with maraschino, lemon, and the violet hue of crème de violette.
- [Division Bell](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/division-bell.md): A smoky mezcal sour layered with bittersweet Aperol, dry maraschino, and fresh lime.
- [Casino](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/casino.md): An Old Tom gin sour sharpened with maraschino, lemon, and orange bitters.
- [Chartreuse Swizzle](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/chartreuse-swizzle.md): A vivid herbal swizzle balancing Green Chartreuse with pineapple, falernum, and lime.
- [Oh, My Word!](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/oh-my-word.md): Sother Teague rebuilds the Last Word without citrus, stirring Old Tom gin, Montenegro, Chartreuse, maraschino, and orange bitters into a lush herbal nightcap.
- [Love & Murder](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/love-and-murder.md): Equal Campari, green alpine liqueur, and lime form an audacious bitter sour, with syrup and four saline drops making the apparent collision cohere.

## References

- Canonical page: https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/last-word
- Photograph: https://stirred.fyi/assets/cocktails/last-word-db1ecf48.webp
- Recipe source: https://iba-world.com/iba-cocktail/last-word/