Widow's Word
Ingredient
- 3⁄4 oz Calvados / apple brandy / straight applejack
- 3⁄4 oz Yellow Chartreuse
- 3⁄4 oz Bénédictine D.O.M. liqueur
- 3⁄4 oz Lemon juice
- 1 dash Angostura Aromatic Bitters
- 2 drop Saline solution (20g sea salt to 80g water) or merest pinch of s
Glass:
Photographed in an UB Retro Coupe Gold 7.75oz
Prepare:
- Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.
- No garnish to prepare.
How to make:
- SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
- FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
Garnish:
- Serve naked, without garnish.
Review:
A mash-up of the Widow's Kiss and Last Word or, as fellow Discerning Drinker, Andrew Gelb pointed out in a comment on our Last Word cocktail page, "a Monte Cassino with the rye replaced by calvados or apple brandy --> Delicious!"
Variant:
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History:
Created by Boston cocktail enthusiast Eric Witz, who shared his equal parts recipe via Instagram in late 2015. A drier, more apple brandy-forward version was created by cocktail photographer Chase Hoffman, who shared his recipe via Flickr: "1.5 oz unaged apple brandy, 1.0 oz fresh lemon juice. 1.0 oz Yellow Chartreuse, 0.5 oz Bénédictine."
See: Last Word history
Nutrition:
One serving of Widow's Word contains 209 calories
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Written Word
Recognisably a Last Word but noticeably zestier and not as rich
Yes Dear!
A pisco-based riff on the classic The Last Word cocktail. Most make this with equal parts but I find it better with a touch more pisco