Swiss Watch
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Ingredients
How to make
Serve in a old-fashioned glass
Prepare
- 1 Select and pre-chill an OLD-FASHIONED GLASS.
- 2 RIM glass with sugar (moisten the outside edge with lemon or orange juice and dip into sugar).
- 3 Prepare garnish of lemon zest twist.
Method
- 4 SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
- 5 FINE STRAIN into ice-filled sugar rimmed glass.
Garnish
- 6 EXPRESS lemon zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish, halved with the shape of 'V', to show the time 2pm.
Flavour profile
21.3% alc./vol. · 1.8 standard drinks · 219 calories
History
Reminiscent of a Last Word, this tasty drink is preferred on the rocks as an aperitif alternative.
This drink was created in 2017 by Peter Konkoly at The Arts Club, London, England. He describes it as "An alpine variation of The Last Word cocktail, using ingredients found in the Alps (Chartreuse), Switzerland (Kirschwasser) and nearby." Konkoly states, "The Last Word is one of my favourite refreshers. I've replaced the gin with kirschwasser to give the cherry taste that maraschino gives The Last Word. I've swapped Green to Yellow Chartreuse for the colour and lighter herbal taste, and lime for lemon juice, and I used Suze for the sweet bitterness in lieu of maraschino. The powdered sugar rim is to make it sweeter and symbolize the snow of the Swiss mountains."
Created by Peter Konkoly