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Chill a cocktail glass with ice water and set aside.
- 2
Combine 30ml green Chartreuse, 30ml maraschino liqueur, 30ml fresh lime juice, and 30ml gin in a cocktail shaker.
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Fill the shaker with ice and shake vigorously for 10–12 seconds until well chilled.
- 4
Discard the ice water from the chilled glass.
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Double-strain into the chilled cocktail glass.
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Serve immediately, ungarnished.
The Last Word originated at the Detroit Athletic Club around 1916 and was revived by Seattle bartender Murray Stenson in the early 2000s, sparking a global renaissance of equal-parts cocktail thinking. The equal-parts formula is deceptively demanding - use fresh lime juice only, and measure precisely, as even a few millilitres off will upset the cocktail's legendary equilibrium.
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