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Greg: "I'd love to have a color version of this cocktail book." Me: "Yeah I guess that'd make it easier to get the coloring of the cocktails right." Greg: "Because there's pinup gals in the margins!"
The book references “here” because it was released as a publicity promotion for the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in NYC. I think that is what Ted means by “here” being NYC. I picked up a 1962 original full color version of this book last week at a library book sale for $2.00(!) and it is truly awesome in its full color version! Highly recommend. Edit: “here” could also refer to Detroit as it’s not clear if the notes came from Ted or from the cocktail authors.
eh, was never a fan of the last word. Ill stick to my orchid. Speaking of, a Destiny themed episode might be pretty cool. drinks inspired from weapons or something?
"And I am not working to a bottom line." Since you were talking about reasons to round up, I was *sure* you were going to say "And I am not working tomorrow."
There are a couple drinks in mass effect series that could prove challenging to you. In fact one of them is supposed to be toxic to many species I believe. I'm thinking absinth based maybe
_Deus Ex: Human Revolution_ has a few cocktails in a bar location, I'm pretty certain these are ironically bad drinks. *Slum Dog:* _"Had a rough night? Why not have a little hair of the Slum Dog that bit you? Half rum, half vodka, half beer. Remember -- If it smells like a dog, and tastes like a dog, it's probably a Slum Dog"_ *Shanghai Gut Punch:* _"Three measures 180-proof alcohol, a pinch of lotus pollen, and a drop of red food dye No. 40. The Shanghai Gut Punch... about as subtle as its name implies."_ *Golden Phoenix Sling:* _"Burnt out after a long day? Throw back a couple of Golden Pheonix Slings and you'll feel reborn. Ginsing extract, cough syrup, and a healthy dose of Saké kissed with Tequila (and some other things we'd rather not divulge). Just say "Sling Me!""_
Fun Fact: During prohibition bootleggers would drive trucks of booze over the frozen Detroit river into Michigan, and about 75% of all the liquor smuggled in was through Michigan.
I'm originally from Windsor (right across from Detroit) and the highschool I went to is in this old neighborhood where there was/is a massive distillery. There are tunnels underneath the school that supposedly run all the way to Detroit and have been there since the rum running days!
While traveling I finally found a bar that had chartreuse and was able to try this drink after 2 years of searching. Then went down the street and found a bottle of chartreuse at a liquor store. Happy days!!
I had the Mezcal variety - with just the Gin switched out - at Muldoon's Patio in Houston. It was my first and now I keep all those ingredients in my bar at all times.
Sounds interesting. Sometimes I add a few drops of lime to Talisker in lieu of water, since Talisker has a slight mezcal quality. I don’t do absinthe washes since I hate wasting any. I just add a dash. I’ll give it a try.
Same. For the briefest of moments, I was hoping for a hip-fire capable hand Cannon and for Greg to go on for a few minutes on Dredgen Yor and Shin Malphur. This is still very interesting, though!
10:53 had me laughing out loud so hard. The way he looks, his inner disunity, that super crazy laugh and then out of nowhere a third cocktail appears. What a fantastic edit. I love it. Another great episode. I've been waiting a long time for the Last Word!
The most notorious mezcal last word riff i can think of is the naked and famous (equal parts mezcal, yellow chartreuse, aperol, and lime). Your version seems delicious as well, will have to give it a go.
Had that one at one of my favorite bars. I’m simply not a fan of Aperol. But they also do a Paloma variation with Yellow Chartreuse included. That’s delicious.
you should make a cocktail based on the eric andre show: everclear, stale tap water, and 2 dashes of liquid lsd. garnish with a nitrous canister and serve
FYI, Detroit was named after the Detroit River, which in French was called Rivière du Détroit, or River of the Strait, as it forms a strait between Lake St. Clair and Lake Erie
I'm 23 and am starting to pick up mixing as a hobby. It would be very beneficial to me and those like me if you attach a price range per bottle on your ingredients as you added them. Love your content -- you're more or less my go-to now whenever I want to mix/learn to mix something!
Ohh, boy! That Chartreuse and Maraschino is PRICEY! My advice, especially if you don’t want to annoy the spouse, is to pick one cocktail that you really want to try, and then slowly (very slowly) build out your bar by adding a new cocktail to your menu every other week or so.
One of our favorite local bartenders hipped me to this bit of nectar a few years back. It’s literally imho the most balanced bit of tastiness that packs one heck of a wallop right in the kisser.
I’m stationed in the UK and ordered Chartreuse and Maraschino off of Amazon after seeing this video on impulse simply because I LOVE the way you host this channel. Can’t wait to test this new cocktail when the rest of the ingredients arrive tomorrow. Thanks for getting me into cocktails, man!
Hi Greg! I made the 2nd variation you made in this video with a locally distilled blanco in Portland, OR, and it’s also quite nice! The Ancho/chartreuse split was a nice touch 🤙
I love the idea of "It Might Be Garbage". It reminds me of Sluggy Freelance, where a running gag was their local pub's "Drink Survivor Island". If you can find a way to make a Cheeseburgerita, my hat's off to you.
I love this cocktail. Currently I work at a Mexican restaurant/bar and they a variation with mezcal too. It’s basically Mezcal, Green Chartreuse, Pineapple juice, Lime and Agave and it’s served on a rock glass with a big ice cube. It is call “La Ultima Palabra” that means The Last Word in Spanish. Personally I love both of them!
History lessons, vocabulary help, accessibility of ingredients. I'm here for it all! I did miss the, "one big-one small-you know how I do." Catch line though.
DEtroit!!!!! Love it prohibition gin came across the st clair river right out my front window. Love that I got some local culture!!! Thanks man and keep up the good work
Coming back to this video after you recommended this cocktail on Twitter. Your mezcal variation is close to a Naked and Famous (Mezcal, lime juice, Yellow Chartreuse, and Aperol) which is one of my current favorites. I also made a similar riff on a Negroni with Mezcal, Ancho Reyes, and Campari that turned out surprisingly good.
@@davidcassidy602 I hydrate between them and eat good clean meals too, haha! But yes, I meant it as a hyperbolic turn of phrase to quantify my love of a properly mixed classic gin cocktail. I don't actually pound gin and champagne cocktails all day of course.
I have been making this drink for the past few months, I do know of a version called the last of the Oaxacan's that uses Mezcal its from a bar in California. Also there is a mockingbird variant that uses watermelon and jalapeno and its wonderful. Great video as always!
Just made my very first Last Word (or perhaps it's a "First Word"?) today after managing to get a good deal on some Chartruse and Gin. Was not expecting how much of a solid punch this drink gave, been excited to try it for a long time! Now I'm excited to make riffs on it, super love this episode!
I love this channel, never miss an episode and I always look forward to the next one. Greg, what we need now is for you to put together everything into a cocktail book. Include all the ways you can make your own syrups, different types of glasses used for different cocktails, outline all the different utensils you use or need to make a great cocktail, maybe even add a list of what every home bar should have as far as different spirits and other ingredients. I hope you have an amazing day, and I will wait for the book. All the best kid...
The Last Word and its variations are high on my list of favorite cocktails! One I really liked was the Bad Word - replace Maraschino with Gran Classico.
A mezcal last word does exist!!! And to be honest, I only substitute the gin for mezcal and keep everything else the same. It's really good. Another substitution for gin I regularly do is a Peat's word (seen in John Brown Underground in Lawrence Kansas by the wonderful Cammie). Use peated scotch (JBUG used Compass Box Peat Monster and so do I)
Holy hell that Mezcal variant #2 is amazing! Well done with the smoky and spicy. I didn't think I'd find a variant I liked more than the Final Ward, but here we are.
I really began to enjoy this drink more when I made it to the original spec, resulting in a 1 oz drink that can be dispatched in a sip or two. At a 2.5-4 oz range, I always get too fatigued halfway through to finish it, and this is one that really needs to be COLD. I think its intent and purpose is right there in the name... its the final drink, refreshing but complex, to close out a night on.
There's a local Mexican restaurant near DC which does a Last Word variation called Last of the Oaxacans. It's just a Last Word, but swap the gin for mezcal. It's fantastic
I created a mezcal version I called "Smokey Words" at my bar. Also did a Heated Words variation with green chili vodka instead of gin, a crushed Thai chili, a jalapeno wheel, and a few dashes of Thai chili bitters. Both were quite popular.
I didn't had Chile liquor but I had jalapeno infused mescal, so I split regular mescal with jalapeno infused and also split maraschino with grapefruit liquor. And it went amazing, grapefruit tartness plays very well with rest of components! Give it a try!
Hey, I’ve got a cocktail recipe for you to try out on the show if you’d care to, or just to try out at home. I haven’t found this exact recipe anywhere else, and I personally love it. I call it a Henry's Old Fashioned: - 2oz Jameson (don’t substitute another whiskey or a bourbon, a rye, or a scotch, they drastically change the flavour). - 3/4-1oz St~Germaine elderflower liqueur (I’m not sure how well other elderflower liqueurs would work, though an ad hoc mix of bottlegreen’s elderflower water and vodka was alright). - 2-3 healthy dashes of Angostura gentian bitters (other bitters are alright in it, this is just what I built the drink with originally and my preference). - shake vigorously with ice. - strain or double strain into an empty (optionally chilled) short glass (like a rocks glass, an old fashioned glass, or a whiskey glass). - garnish with a twist of lime or a lime wedge (definitely preferable to go for the twist here, but it is fine to use a wedge if that’s what’s on hand). It’s built like a martini in terms of percentages and ratios, but the sweetness of the liqueur and the bitters, with the whiskey flavour, make it taste vaguely like an Old Fashioned. The sherry notes of the Jameson and the elderflower flavour of the St~Germaine give it a unique taste all its own though, it’s a very alcoholic tasting drink in the way that a martini is, but it’s also got enough sweetness and heat that the alcohol doesn’t make you feel like your just sipping liquor neat (which I do, personally, rather enjoy sometimes). And, at the suggestion of the first bartender I ever subjected to my idea for this cocktail, it is named after myself as it’s inventor: the Henry's Old Fashioned. Feel free to make this, anyone reading this, just please don’t take the recipe and change the name unless you’ve already been making this exact drink and calling it something else for over a year, thank you.
Ultima Palabra would have been a good name for the Mezcal variation . . if that didn't already exist as a different cocktail. Oh well. Love the Last Word, glad to see you finally tackle it.
We actually just made Last Word for the first time & really liked it. I didn't know what to expect but it was a very well balanced drink. Also really like the mezcal variations. I'll have to put them on my list to try. Cheers!
There was a dive I used to got to, dorman street in Indianapolis, that served a cocktail called the Hill; mezcal, green chartreuse, black pepper syrup, lemon juice. Pretty sure it was shaken and served over cracked ice. This episode reminded me of it. May be missing and ingredient or two
The "Naked and Famous" is my favorite riff. I love the mezcal-based Last Word but for some reason always found the lime and maraschino overpowering - my version is called "The Final Countdown" with 2 oz mezcal, 1.5 oz chartreuse, 1 oz lime, and 0.5 oz maraschino. Cheers!
I was rewatching your “one of everything” episode and you mentioned you could do a whole episode on tea, what if you did a dry week with episodes on tea and other nonalcoholic stuff?
Not sure if anyone’s called it out yet but Death and Co. had a variation in their first book using mezcal, aperol, lime, & yellow chartreuse. Quite delicious if I do say so.
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Idea for HtD Last Word variation name: The Mexican Word
this chartreuse thing you offer us is greatly appreciated, barkeep
Call that last variation "the final statement"
How about a recipe incorporating cucumber?
La Ultima Palabra
Ya heard, with Perd: "I'm Perd Hapley, and today we're going to be consuming alcohol, which will in fact, make us drunk."
The man is a legend!
@@howtodrink good to know Greg is a fellow Perd-vert
Trevor Kennedy let’s never say Perd-vert again please.
Pfft, Perd Hapley, more like Turd Crapley!
Greg: "I'd love to have a color version of this cocktail book."
Me: "Yeah I guess that'd make it easier to get the coloring of the cocktails right."
Greg: "Because there's pinup gals in the margins!"
Both perfectly acceptable reasons
_A Man of Culture_
The book references “here” because it was released as a publicity promotion for the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in NYC. I think that is what Ted means by “here” being NYC. I picked up a 1962 original full color version of this book last week at a library book sale for $2.00(!) and it is truly awesome in its full color version! Highly recommend. Edit: “here” could also refer to Detroit as it’s not clear if the notes came from Ted or from the cocktail authors.
"Everything I'm telling you could be a lie."
*Now* you're telling us.
😂
He’s lying tho.
Now he needs to make a drink called The Cake is a Lie.
@@I_NeedCoffee I second this!
detroit means the three rivers in french? could be a lie. That's the strait story.
The Last Word is one of my favourite cocktails!
You’ve got great taste! Let’s do some stuff together!
@@howtodrink Name the time and place! DM or email me and we'll set it up.
Glen!!!!
Mine too... but it requires a garnish of a Leonardo maraschino cherry
I would love to see this!!!
"Yours, until the last flame dies, and all words have been spoken."
-Shin Malphur to You, as you journey forth into the unknown.
"yours, not mine" - Shin Malphur to Dredgen Yor
eh, was never a fan of the last word. Ill stick to my orchid. Speaking of, a Destiny themed episode might be pretty cool. drinks inspired from weapons or something?
Came looking for this comment.
@@piercewinter8799 the only drink I imagine is that diesel color drink Cayde had on the destiny 2 vanilla a story to remember trailer
Not a fan of tlw either. But you gotta admit it has some big yee haws vibes
"And I am not working to a bottom line."
Since you were talking about reasons to round up, I was *sure* you were going to say "And I am not working tomorrow."
Same 🤣
There are a couple drinks in mass effect series that could prove challenging to you. In fact one of them is supposed to be toxic to many species I believe. I'm thinking absinth based maybe
You won't get the full effect unless you drink them with your eye
@@Janine.Najarian wow you saw that same exact video LMFAOOOOO
_Deus Ex: Human Revolution_ has a few cocktails in a bar location, I'm pretty certain these are ironically bad drinks.
*Slum Dog:* _"Had a rough night? Why not have a little hair of the Slum Dog that bit you? Half rum, half vodka, half beer. Remember -- If it smells like a dog, and tastes like a dog, it's probably a Slum Dog"_
*Shanghai Gut Punch:* _"Three measures 180-proof alcohol, a pinch of lotus pollen, and a drop of red food dye No. 40. The Shanghai Gut Punch... about as subtle as its name implies."_
*Golden Phoenix Sling:* _"Burnt out after a long day? Throw back a couple of Golden Pheonix Slings and you'll feel reborn. Ginsing extract, cough syrup, and a healthy dose of Saké kissed with Tequila (and some other things we'd rather not divulge). Just say "Sling Me!""_
Legit if you made "this might be garbage" a monthly patreon show I'd sign up in a heart beat!
The rye - rum - Irish cream liquor would def be garbage.
I would watch the SHIT out of that show.
Fun Fact: During prohibition bootleggers would drive trucks of booze over the frozen Detroit river into Michigan, and about 75% of all the liquor smuggled in was through Michigan.
I'm originally from Windsor (right across from Detroit) and the highschool I went to is in this old neighborhood where there was/is a massive distillery. There are tunnels underneath the school that supposedly run all the way to Detroit and have been there since the rum running days!
While traveling I finally found a bar that had chartreuse and was able to try this drink after 2 years of searching. Then went down the street and found a bottle of chartreuse at a liquor store. Happy days!!
"it... might...be... garbage!" Sounds like it should involve a spinning wheel that picks ingredients at random
VelvetTeacake oh no.... Greg liked this comment.....
His reaction to the Ward 8 was pretty fun to watch, so it could be a thing.
Some kind of... Wheel of the Worst.
I think he liked the idea given the recent episodes 🤣
My absolute favorite cocktail. I had a variation with islay scotch and it’s absolutely dreamy
The magic combination. Equal parts spirit, sweet, sour and herbal. Just watched that video a couple days ago
I had the Mezcal variety - with just the Gin switched out - at Muldoon's Patio in Houston. It was my first and now I keep all those ingredients in my bar at all times.
I just applied the formula and did: Smokey Islay Scotch, Benedictine, Lime Juice, And Maraschino. I added an Absinthe rinse....Fantastic.
Sounds interesting. Sometimes I add a few drops of lime to Talisker in lieu of water, since Talisker has a slight mezcal quality. I don’t do absinthe washes since I hate wasting any. I just add a dash. I’ll give it a try.
I thought this was going to be Destiny themed but I'm game either way
Same. For the briefest of moments, I was hoping for a hip-fire capable hand Cannon and for Greg to go on for a few minutes on Dredgen Yor and Shin Malphur.
This is still very interesting, though!
"Yours…not mine."
The Chikage literally what i did lmao
Hahahahaha yes dude
I replaced the chartreuse with Galliano. Turns it yellow like an exotic:) Tastes great too. I need a little simple syrup.
10:53 had me laughing out loud so hard. The way he looks, his inner disunity, that super crazy laugh and then out of nowhere a third cocktail appears. What a fantastic edit. I love it. Another great episode. I've been waiting a long time for the Last Word!
The most notorious mezcal last word riff i can think of is the naked and famous (equal parts mezcal, yellow chartreuse, aperol, and lime). Your version seems delicious as well, will have to give it a go.
Had that one at one of my favorite bars. I’m simply not a fan of Aperol. But they also do a Paloma variation with Yellow Chartreuse included. That’s delicious.
"It Could Be Garbage" sounds like the name of an Eric Andre sketch.
Which makes me think, you could make a series called "What if it was Purple?"
you should make a cocktail based on the eric andre show: everclear, stale tap water, and 2 dashes of liquid lsd. garnish with a nitrous canister and serve
What if it was GARBAAAAGE!?
FYI, Detroit was named after the Detroit River, which in French was called Rivière du Détroit, or River of the Strait, as it forms a strait between Lake St. Clair and Lake Erie
"Yours, until the last flame dies and all words have been spoken."
-Shin Malphur to you, as you journey forth into the unknown.
There’s the Destiny reference I was looking for ;)
"Yours, not mine."
So glad you did a video on this drink. It’s my favorite cocktail ever....
I'm 23 and am starting to pick up mixing as a hobby. It would be very beneficial to me and those like me if you attach a price range per bottle on your ingredients as you added them. Love your content -- you're more or less my go-to now whenever I want to mix/learn to mix something!
Ohh, boy! That Chartreuse and Maraschino is PRICEY! My advice, especially if you don’t want to annoy the spouse, is to pick one cocktail that you really want to try, and then slowly (very slowly) build out your bar by adding a new cocktail to your menu every other week or so.
One of our favorite local bartenders hipped me to this bit of nectar a few years back. It’s literally imho the most balanced bit of tastiness that packs one heck of a wallop right in the kisser.
I’m stationed in the UK and ordered Chartreuse and Maraschino off of Amazon after seeing this video on impulse simply because I LOVE the way you host this channel. Can’t wait to test this new cocktail when the rest of the ingredients arrive tomorrow. Thanks for getting me into cocktails, man!
how'd it turn out?
“That is what today is happening”... indeed it is master yoda... indeed it is
My favorite cocktail by my favorite bartender!
Hi Greg! I made the 2nd variation you made in this video with a locally distilled blanco in Portland, OR, and it’s also quite nice! The Ancho/chartreuse split was a nice touch 🤙
Beautiful thumbnail pic. Probably one of the best I've ever seen...
Really nice blend here. It's makes a really good goodnight kiss from any bar.
Thank you for the ❤️, and the nice drink
I love the idea of "It Might Be Garbage". It reminds me of Sluggy Freelance, where a running gag was their local pub's "Drink Survivor Island". If you can find a way to make a Cheeseburgerita, my hat's off to you.
As someone who studies and teaches language for a living, I wholeheartedly approve of your sensible take on the mara-sheeno vs skeeno thing.
I love this cocktail. Currently I work at a Mexican restaurant/bar and they a variation with mezcal too. It’s basically Mezcal, Green Chartreuse, Pineapple juice, Lime and Agave and it’s served on a rock glass with a big ice cube. It is call “La Ultima Palabra” that means The Last Word in Spanish. Personally I love both of them!
I miss videos like these, Greg. Videos about a cocktail, a bit of history, a little variation on the drink. This was GOLD-
This video has generated 312k views in 2 years.
History lessons, vocabulary help, accessibility of ingredients. I'm here for it all!
I did miss the, "one big-one small-you know how I do." Catch line though.
My favorite cocktail. Swapping the gin for mescal makes it an Oaxacan Last Word and it's delightful.
Hands down, one of my favorite cocktails, both in name, and because it's goddamn delicious.
HTD 1: The Careless Whisper
HTD 2: The Devil's Advocate
Good names!
I see what you did there .
touch of malice
DEtroit!!!!! Love it prohibition gin came across the st clair river right out my front window. Love that I got some local culture!!! Thanks man and keep up the good work
Coming back to this video after you recommended this cocktail on Twitter. Your mezcal variation is close to a Naked and Famous (Mezcal, lime juice, Yellow Chartreuse, and Aperol) which is one of my current favorites. I also made a similar riff on a Negroni with Mezcal, Ancho Reyes, and Campari that turned out surprisingly good.
He is right. Definitely do Chartreuse with the Mezcal Last Word. Been making this for 3 years now as my favorite at-home cocktail to make
These are two of my favorite cocktails!
Been waiting for a Detroit native cocktail. Great video!
“It Could Be Garbage” sounds like the alternate title to Antiques Roadshow.
The name Detroit comes from the French word 'détroit' meaning 'straits'. 'Les trois' means 'the three'.
clever
Came to the comments looking for this correction
I can drink these, aviations, and French 75s all day. Love a good gin cocktail!
Caution: do not drink French 75s all day, unless you plan to do absolutely nothing the next day.
@@davidcassidy602 I hydrate between them and eat good clean meals too, haha! But yes, I meant it as a hyperbolic turn of phrase to quantify my love of a properly mixed classic gin cocktail. I don't actually pound gin and champagne cocktails all day of course.
I made the bee's knees for our new year's party, everyone loved it! Thanks 😘
Thought at first glance "how will he make a drink about a gun in Destiny?" 😂
Gin Malphur
Honestly works with the mezcal variation
Best tasting notes you have ever done. Bravo!
My friend made a variation of this with peated Irish whiskey and it was the best thing I’ve ever tasted.
0:07 "and that is what today is happening."
Yoda - "Master of English Greg is."
I have been making this drink for the past few months, I do know of a version called the last of the Oaxacan's that uses Mezcal its from a bar in California. Also there is a mockingbird variant that uses watermelon and jalapeno and its wonderful. Great video as always!
Yaaaaaas! My favorite genre(?) of drinks!
I, too, and making every drink I can with mezcal and ancho Reyes lol
One of my all time faves. Classic and fresh and spicy. Chartreuse is a banger
My favourite mezcal variant on the last word is the naked and famous
Mezcal, aperol, yellow chartreuse and lime juice
Its so good
Just made my very first Last Word (or perhaps it's a "First Word"?) today after managing to get a good deal on some Chartruse and Gin. Was not expecting how much of a solid punch this drink gave, been excited to try it for a long time! Now I'm excited to make riffs on it, super love this episode!
I did your Endgame swapping the Lagavulin for the Vida mezcal back on NYE and it worked very well! Called it La Ultima Palabra.
I love this channel, never miss an episode and I always look forward to the next one. Greg, what we need now is for you to put together everything into a cocktail book. Include all the ways you can make your own syrups, different types of glasses used for different cocktails, outline all the different utensils you use or need to make a great cocktail, maybe even add a list of what every home bar should have as far as different spirits and other ingredients. I hope you have an amazing day, and I will wait for the book. All the best kid...
The Last Word and its variations are high on my list of favorite cocktails! One I really liked was the Bad Word - replace Maraschino with Gran Classico.
amazing content
The crazy look he gets in his eyes when he is contemplating making the third drink is gold
Hey Greg, I've swapped out 1/2 oz of gin for dry vermouth. Really adds complexity and blends with the Chartreuse
A mezcal last word does exist!!! And to be honest, I only substitute the gin for mezcal and keep everything else the same. It's really good. Another substitution for gin I regularly do is a Peat's word (seen in John Brown Underground in Lawrence Kansas by the wonderful Cammie). Use peated scotch (JBUG used Compass Box Peat Monster and so do I)
Holy hell that Mezcal variant #2 is amazing! Well done with the smoky and spicy. I didn't think I'd find a variant I liked more than the Final Ward, but here we are.
I got into mixology because of watching you, tonight I made Blood and Sand, Corpse Reviver #2, and Bee’s Kiss. It was amazing.
I really began to enjoy this drink more when I made it to the original spec, resulting in a 1 oz drink that can be dispatched in a sip or two. At a 2.5-4 oz range, I always get too fatigued halfway through to finish it, and this is one that really needs to be COLD. I think its intent and purpose is right there in the name... its the final drink, refreshing but complex, to close out a night on.
Just tried HTD Word #2 and I think this is my new favorite cocktail. Nice spin!
There's a local Mexican restaurant near DC which does a Last Word variation called Last of the Oaxacans. It's just a Last Word, but swap the gin for mezcal. It's fantastic
I was a member of the Detroit athletic club. Cool.
Actually had a Last of the Oaxacans, last night (a mezcal version, that ONLY replaces the gin with mezcal). Sooooo good.
I created a mezcal version I called "Smokey Words" at my bar. Also did a Heated Words variation with green chili vodka instead of gin, a crushed Thai chili, a jalapeno wheel, and a few dashes of Thai chili bitters. Both were quite popular.
You're so calming to watch
Watched the Prohibition video today and was looking for this vid. Great timing.
I made the HDT Last Word #2 with just a little less lime juice and it was fantastic.
I can't drink because of meds, but cocktails are fascinating, especially cocktail history! Thank you Greg!!!
I didn't had Chile liquor but I had jalapeno infused mescal, so I split regular mescal with jalapeno infused and also split maraschino with grapefruit liquor. And it went amazing, grapefruit tartness plays very well with rest of components! Give it a try!
Sir Gregory! Thank you, and cheers
Favorite drink :D. Looking to try your variation
Hey, I’ve got a cocktail recipe for you to try out on the show if you’d care to, or just to try out at home. I haven’t found this exact recipe anywhere else, and I personally love it.
I call it a Henry's Old Fashioned:
- 2oz Jameson (don’t substitute another whiskey or a bourbon, a rye, or a scotch, they drastically change the flavour).
- 3/4-1oz St~Germaine elderflower liqueur (I’m not sure how well other elderflower liqueurs would work, though an ad hoc mix of bottlegreen’s elderflower water and vodka was alright).
- 2-3 healthy dashes of Angostura gentian bitters (other bitters are alright in it, this is just what I built the drink with originally and my preference).
- shake vigorously with ice.
- strain or double strain into an empty (optionally chilled) short glass (like a rocks glass, an old fashioned glass, or a whiskey glass).
- garnish with a twist of lime or a lime wedge (definitely preferable to go for the twist here, but it is fine to use a wedge if that’s what’s on hand).
It’s built like a martini in terms of percentages and ratios, but the sweetness of the liqueur and the bitters, with the whiskey flavour, make it taste vaguely like an Old Fashioned. The sherry notes of the Jameson and the elderflower flavour of the St~Germaine give it a unique taste all its own though, it’s a very alcoholic tasting drink in the way that a martini is, but it’s also got enough sweetness and heat that the alcohol doesn’t make you feel like your just sipping liquor neat (which I do, personally, rather enjoy sometimes). And, at the suggestion of the first bartender I ever subjected to my idea for this cocktail, it is named after myself as it’s inventor: the Henry's Old Fashioned. Feel free to make this, anyone reading this, just please don’t take the recipe and change the name unless you’ve already been making this exact drink and calling it something else for over a year, thank you.
After some discussion on reddit, an alternate name for this is a Henry’s Cocktail.
Ultima Palabra would have been a good name for the Mezcal variation . . if that didn't already exist as a different cocktail. Oh well. Love the Last Word, glad to see you finally tackle it.
We actually just made Last Word for the first time & really liked it. I didn't know what to expect but it was a very well balanced drink. Also really like the mezcal variations. I'll have to put them on my list to try. Cheers!
There was a dive I used to got to, dorman street in Indianapolis, that served a cocktail called the Hill; mezcal, green chartreuse, black pepper syrup, lemon juice. Pretty sure it was shaken and served over cracked ice. This episode reminded me of it. May be missing and ingredient or two
I didn’t have green chartreuse so I swapped it for absinthe and apparently it was pretty good cause I don’t remember that night 😂
Oh NOOOOOOOOOOO
The "Naked and Famous" is my favorite riff. I love the mezcal-based Last Word but for some reason always found the lime and maraschino overpowering - my version is called "The Final Countdown" with 2 oz mezcal, 1.5 oz chartreuse, 1 oz lime, and 0.5 oz maraschino. Cheers!
You named the mezcal drink without knowing it. You called it The End Result. Perfect name for this one!
Felt like watching Bob Belcher defending his choice of 'taut'. Great stuff!
One of my favorite bars in town makes me a variation swapping the chartreuse out for absinthe.
I was thinking my personal mix would be gin, absinthe, maraschino, and Mandarin orange juice.
I love absinthe but I'm even more partial to chartreuse. I need to find a way to combine them maybe.
That HTD2 version I now call the Ultima Palabra. It has been a fav of mine. I want to try it with the green chili liqueur, the ancho is great though
Totally did not expect that lime and cherry go well together. Sounds like something kids would come up with. But this drink works, man.
I was rewatching your “one of everything” episode and you mentioned you could do a whole episode on tea, what if you did a dry week with episodes on tea and other nonalcoholic stuff?
That would be cool. Some tea, some coffee, maybe an episode two of The Soda Jerk!
the last word is the greatest shaken cocktail ever made
One of my favorite drinks!!
I’ve heard of the mezcal one referred to as a Closing Argument
Not sure if anyone’s called it out yet but Death and Co. had a variation in their first book using mezcal, aperol, lime, & yellow chartreuse.
Quite delicious if I do say so.
I just got my hands on a bottle of Chartreuse (green) and The Last Word has quickly become on of my favorites
Just found this video and made the HTD #2. Game changer!
Sweet vid, looking forward to the First Curse cocktail next week!