This equal-parts drink appears on the menu at Cravan, a classics-focused cocktail bar in Paris with a penchant for French contributions to the canon. It also appears in owner Franck Audoux’s book, French Moderne, where he explains that the combination of gin, Suze and yellow Chartreuse was a popular mixed drink enjoyed along France’s Côte d’Azur, and takes its name from the color of its star ingredients. Here, Audoux adds another yellow element—lemon juice—to bring the drink into sour territory, for a cocktail that reads like a more-mellow Last Word.
Ingredients
Serving: 1
- heavy 3/4 ounce London dry gin
- heavy 3/4 ounce Suze
- heavy 3/4 ounce yellow Chartreuse
- heavy 3/4 ounce lemon juice
Garnish: 2 lemon twists (discarded)
Directions
- Combine the ingredients in a cocktail shaker with ice and shake until chilled.
- Double-strain into a chilled coupe or cocktail glass.
- Express the lemon twists over the surface of the drink and discard.