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Chartreuse Swizzle

A tropical-herbal masterpiece: high-proof Green Chartreuse swizzled with pineapple, lime, and falernum into a vividly green, layered cocktail unlike anything else.

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Base
other
Glassware
Collins glass
Flavor Profile
herbalsweetrefreshing

Ingredients

  • 1.5 oz Green Chartreuse
  • 1 oz fresh pineapple juice
  • 0.75 oz fresh lime juice
  • 0.5 oz falernum
  • Crushed ice
  • Mint sprig and pineapple wedge, to garnish

Instructions

  1. 1Fill a Collins glass with crushed ice.
  2. 2Add Green Chartreuse, pineapple juice, lime juice, and falernum.
  3. 3Swizzle vigorously with a bar spoon or swizzle stick until the outside of the glass frosts.
  4. 4Top with more crushed ice and garnish with a mint sprig and pineapple wedge.

Origin & Story

San Francisco, 2003

Marcovaldo Diaz created the Chartreuse Swizzle at the Cigar Bar & Grill in San Francisco in 2003, seeking to showcase Green Chartreuse — the 130-herb French liqueur made by Carthusian monks — in a tropical context that could introduce a difficult spirit to new drinkers. The swizzle technique (vigorously churning with a bar spoon or swizzle stick through crushed ice) chills the drink while diluting the Chartreuse just enough to let its astonishing complexity emerge without overwhelming heat.