PH factor:  8.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 2 ounces Bombay gin o ¾ ounce yellow Chartreuse o 1 dash orange bitters or to taste Garnish o lemon peel Method: 1. Stir over ice in a mixing glass. 2. Serve up in a cocktail glass. 3. Garnish with lemon peel. Remarks: The gin and Chartreuse both being herbal complement each other to produce a strong and complex tasting drink. . . .

PH factor:  9.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 strawberry o 1 ½ ounces Grey Goose vodka o ½ ounce yellow Chartreuse o ½ ounce orgeat syrup o ¾ ounce fresh lime juice o Fever-Tree Premium Club Soda Garnish o mint sprig o strawberry slice Method: 1. Muddle strawberry in a cocktail shaker. 2. Add ice and remaining cocktail ingredients except soda and shake to chill. 3. Fine strain into an ice-filled double Old Fashioned glass. 4. Top with soda. 5.

PH factor:  9.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ½ ounces Heaven’s Door Straight Rye whiskey o ½ ounce Lillet Blanc o ¼ ounce green Chartreuse o ¼ ounce Luxardo maraschino o 1 dash Angostura bitters Method: 1. Stir cocktail ingredients over ice in a mixing glass. 2. Serve up in a cocktail glass. Remarks: This is based on the Armistice Cocktail which was created by Erik Hakkinen of the Zig Zag Café in Seattle, WA. We think you should enjoy one of these and give

PH factor:  9.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 2 ounces Bombay Sapphire gin o ¾ ounce green Chartreuse o ¾ ounce Lillet Blanc o 1 dash Hella Orange bitters or to taste Garnish o lemon twist Method: 1. Stir cocktail ingredients over ice in a mixing glass. 2. Serve up in a cocktail glass. 3. Garnish with lemon twist. Remarks: The original cocktail dates to the 1800’s and contained equal parts gin, Chartreuse, and a sweet vermouth. We substituted Lillet Blanc

PH factor:  9.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 sprig of dried rosemary or 1 teaspoon of cracked herbal rosemary o 2 ounces Johnnie Walker Black Label scotch o ½ ounce green Chartreuse o ¼ ounce Rosemary Simple Syrup (see: Syrups etc.) Method: 1. Ignite rosemary with a torch and invert a martini glass over it to capture the smoke. 2. Stir the remaining cocktail ingredients over ice in a mixing glass. 3. Serve up in the prepared glass. Remarks: We do like thi

PH factor:  8.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ½ ounces Ararat 5 Star Armenian brandy o ¾ ounce green Chartreuse o 1 teaspoon Simple Syrup (see: Syrups etc.) o ¾ ounce fresh lime juice o Fever-Tree Premium Club Soda Garnish o lime wheel Method: 1. Shake cocktail ingredients except soda over ice. 2. Serve over ice in a collins glass. 3. Top with soda. 4. Stir once gently. 5. Garnish with lime wheel. Remarks: This follows the daisy formula but is ve

PH factor:  8.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 2 ounces Chivas Regal scotch o ½ ounce green Chartreuse o ½ ounce Simple Syrup (see: Syrups etc.) o 1 dash Hella Orange bitters or to taste Garnish o orange peel flamed Method: 1. Shake cocktail ingredients over ice. 2. Serve up in a cocktail glass. 3. Garnish with orange peel. Remarks: This is a recent creation that is attributed to Andreas Noren and named after the infamous British mental institution. .

PH factor:  8.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o ¼ ounce Pernod Absinthe Supérieure o 2 ½ ounces Heaven’s Door Straight Rye whiskey o ¼ ounce green Chartreuse o 1 dash Hella Citrus bitters or to taste Garnish         o lemon twist Method: 1. Swirl absinthe in a cocktail glass and discard the excess. 2. Stir cocktail ingredients over ice in a mixing glass. 3. Serve up in the prepared glass. 4. Garnish with a lemon twist. Remarks: This is a Sazerac o

PH factor:  10 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ounce Remy Martin VSOP cognac o ½ ounce Boulard Calvados VSOP o ½ ounce green Chartreuse o ½ ounce fresh lemon juice o ½ ounce Simple Syrup (see: Syrups etc.) o 1 dash Angostura bitters Garnish o lemon twist Method: 1. Shake cocktail ingredients except bitters over ice. 2. Serve up in a cocktail glass. 3. Top with a dash of bitters. 4. Garnish with lemon twist. Remarks: This cocktail, the Chartreu

PH factor:  9.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o ¾ ounce yellow Chartreuse o ¾ ounce Fernet~Branca o ¾ ounce fresh lime juice o ¾ ounce Demerara Syrup, see: Syrups etc. Garnish o lime wedge Method: 1. Shake cocktail ingredients over ice. 2. Serve up in a cocktail glass. 3. Garnish with lime wedge. Remarks: A meaningful kiss, indeed. From Jon Pizano of the Lazy Bird bar in Chicago. . . .

PH factor:  9.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o ¼ ounce Pernod Absinthe Supérieure o 2 ½ ounces Amontillado sherry o ¾ ounce yellow Chartreuse o ½ ounce Schladerer Edel-Kirsch o 2 dashes Peychaud’s bitters Method: 1. Swirl absinthe to coat the inside of a cocktail glass and discard the excess. 2. Stir remaining cocktail ingredients over ice in a mixing glass. 3. Serve up in the prepared glass. Remarks: Derived from a 1903 recipe for the Glee Club cockta

PH factor:  8.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ½ ounces Mount Gay Eclipse rum o ½ ounce yellow Chartreuse o 1 ounce fresh lime juice o ½ ounce Demerara Simple Syrup (see: Syrups etc.) o 1 ounce Fever-Tree Premium Club Soda Garnish o mint leaves Method: 1. Shake cocktail ingredients except soda over ice. 2. Serve up in a cocktail glass. 3. Top with soda. 4. Garnish with mint leaves. Remarks: An interesting cocktail. The mint garnish is essential

PH factor:  9.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ½ ounces Jim Beam Bonded bourbon o ¾ ounce Boulard Calvados VSOP o ¾ ounce yellow Chartreuse Garnish o Tillen Farms Merry Maraschino cherry Method: 1. Stir cocktail ingredients over ice in a mixing glass. 2. Serve up in a cocktail glass. 3. Garnish with a cherry. Remarks: Created at the Lord Baltimore Hotel in the historic downtown area of Baltimore. It is named after the terrapins native to the brackish m

PH factor:  9.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail       o 2 ounces 1800 Silver tequila o 1 ounce green Chartreuse o ¾ ounce grapefruit juice o ¾ ounce fresh lime juice Garnish o star anise Method: 1. Shake cocktail ingredients over ice. 2. Serve up in a cocktail glass. 3. Garnish with star anise. Remarks: We tweaked the original recipe considerably. After considerable testing we consider this version the best. All things considered. . . .

PH factor:  9.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ½ ounce Tullamore DEW Irish Whiskey o ¾ ounce green Chartreuse o ¾ ounce Luxardo maraschino o ¾ ounce fresh lime juice Garnish o lime peel Method: 1. Shake cocktail ingredients over ice. 2. Serve up in a cocktail glass. 3. Garnish with lime peel. Remarks: We liked the original recipe but felt it lacked presence. So, we increased the whiskey a tad. Clever us. Enjoy. . . .

PH factor:  9.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail       o 1 slice fresh ginger o 2 ounces 1800 Silver tequila o 1 ounce yellow Chartreuse o ¾ ounce fresh lemon juice o ¼ ounce Simple Syrup, see: Syrups etc. Garnish o basil leaf o Angostura bitters Method: 1. Muddle ginger in a cocktail shaker. 2. Add ice and remaining cocktail ingredients and shake to chill. 3. Fine strain into a cocktail glass. 4. Garnish with fresh basil leaf and a dash of Angostura

PH factor:  8.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ½ ounces Finlandia vodka o ½ ounce Lillet Blanc o 1 splash green Chartreuse Method: 1. Stir over ice. 2. Serve over ice in a martini or cocktail glass. Remarks: If martinis, shaken or stirred, leave you cold. If even the dirty ones don't get you there. Olives stuffed with blue cheese aren't enough to make you smile? Try this martini. It's a real gem. . . .

PH factor:  9.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 3 ounces Bombay Sapphire gin o 1 ounce green Chartreuse o 1 ounce fresh lime juice o 1 egg white Garnish o lime peel Method: 1. Shake cocktail ingredients without ice. 2. Add ice and shake again to chill. 3. Fine strain into a martini glass. 4. Garnish with lime peel. Remarks: Formerly the Green Ghost Cocktail. After testing and adjusting it, we renamed it because as her new name implies we found her to be a

PH factor:  9.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ½ ounce Chartreuse (green) o ¾ ounce Chartreuse (yellow) Method: 1. Combine with ice in an Old Fashioned glass and stir. Remarks: At first this might seem a little stringent and demanding but if you like to sip your cocktails it might make you a believer. . . .

PH factor:  9.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 2 ounces Mount Gay Eclipse rum o ¾ ounce yellow Chartreuse o 1 ounce fresh lemon juice o ¼ ounce Honey Syrup (see: Syrups etc.) o 1 dash Angostura bitters or to taste o 2 ounces Fever-Tree Premium Ginger Beer Garnish o 1 lemon wheel o 1 mint sprig Method: 1. Shake cocktail ingredients except ginger beer over ice. 2. Strain into an ice-filled collins glass. 3. Top with ginger beer. 4. Garnish with l

PH factor:  8.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ½ ounces Illegal mezcal o ½ ounce yellow Chartreuse o 1 ounce fresh lime juice o ½ ounce orgeat syrup Garnish o 2 dashes Louisiana hot sauce. Method: 1. Shake cocktail ingredients over ice. 2. Serve up in a cocktail glass. 3. Top with hot sauce. Remarks: Strangely it's the hot sauce that brings balance to this cocktail. It will tend to settle so, it may be your last sip that turns you into the fire breather.

PH factor:  8.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ½ ounces Bombay Gin o ¾ ounce Bénédictine D.O.M. o ¾ ounce yellow Chartreuse o ¾ ounce fresh lemon juice Method: 1. Shake over ice. 2. Serve up in a cocktail glass. Remarks: Chartreuse and gin provide the strong wind driving this cocktail. While the Bénédictine and citrus make for its smooth sailing. So, a strong but smooth cocktail that would be good any time of day. We'll drink to that. . . .

PH factor:  10 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 2 ounces birch leaf infused Bombay gin* o ¾ ounce Lillet Blanc o ½ ounce green Chartreuse Garnish o lemon twist Method: 1. Stir cocktail ingredients over ice in a mixing glass. 2. Serve up in a cocktail glass. 3. Express lemon peel over the cocktail and drop in for garnish. Remarks: Not only is the infused gin used in this cocktail delicious there are more uses for these tasty leaves. Tea, anyone? *Combine

PH factor:  8.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o ¾ ounce Bombay gin o ½ ounce green Chartreuse o ¾ ounce Luxardo maraschino o ¾ ounce fresh lime juice Garnish o lime peel Method: 1. Shake over ice. 2. Serve up in a cocktail glass. 3. Garnish with lime peel (optional). Remarks: Traditionally the Last Word is a drink of equal parts. However, one part of Chartreuse is more equal than one part of just about anything else so we adjusted it. You still taste Cha