Alaska Cocktail
A crisp, herbal gin classic sharpened with a bracing dose of yellow Chartreuse.
Base
gin
Glassware
Coupe
Flavor Profile
herbalstrong
Ingredients
- 2 oz gin
- 0.5 oz yellow Chartreuse
- 1 dash orange bitters
- Lemon twist, to garnish
Instructions
- 1Stir gin, Chartreuse, and bitters with ice.
- 2Strain into a chilled coupe.
- 3Garnish with a lemon twist.
Origin & Story
New York City, early 1900s
Despite its icy name, it has nothing to do with the state; it first appeared in Harry Craddock's 1930 Savoy Cocktail Book, which called it "one of the best cocktails ever concocted."
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