CLASSIC · GIN

Alaska Cocktail

Name: Alaska Cocktail
Total time: 5 min
Yield: 1 drink
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 45 ml Gin; 22 ml Yellow Chartreuse; 2 dashes Orange Bitters; Lemon Peel

A sophisticated pre-Prohibition classic where juniper-driven gin and the honeyed herbal complexity of Yellow Chartreuse meet in elegant harmony, lifted by a whisper of orange bitters and a bright lemon twist.

Ingredients

Gin45 ml

Yellow Chartreuse22 ml

Orange Bitters2 dashes

Lemon Peel

Glassware

Cocktail glass

Chilled.

Flavor

Cardamom · Honey · Juniper · Lemon · Orange blossom

Estimated profile

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Method

1
Add gin, Yellow Chartreuse, and orange bitters to a mixing glass.
2
Fill with ice and stir for 20–25 seconds until well chilled and properly diluted.
3
Strain into a chilled cocktail glass.
4
Express a lemon peel over the surface to release its oils, run it around the rim, and drop it into the glass.

From the Bartender

The Alaska first appeared in Jacques Straub's 1913 'Drinks' and later in the Savoy Cocktail Book - the ratio of gin to Yellow Chartreuse can be adjusted to taste, with more Chartreuse yielding a sweeter, more herbaceous result. Old Tom gin is a worthy substitute for a slightly rounder, less dry profile.

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