Modern Bijou Cocktail

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The classical look for the Bijou cocktail, made with gin, greenish Chartreuse and saccharine vermouth, has been astir since astatine slightest 1900, erstwhile it appeared successful "Harry Johnson’s New and Improved Bartender’s Manual.” The sanction comes from the French connection for “jewel,” acknowledgment to the diamond-, emerald- and ruby-color parts of gin, greenish Chartreuse and saccharine vermouth. Originally an equal-parts drink, the modern iteration is little sweet, with bartenders tending to amplify the ratio of gin to vermouth and Chartreuse. Plymouth is the accepted gin, but galore similar the softer, sweeter Old Tom-style.

Adapted from “Harry Johnson’s New and Improved Bartender’s Manual” (Stationers’ Hall, 1900).

Ingredients

Nutritional Facts

Per drink

• Calories

  226

• Fat

  0 g

• Saturated Fat

  0 g

• Carbohydrates

  11 g

• Sodium

  3 mg

• Cholesterol

  0 mg

• Protein

  0 g

• Fiber

  0 g

• Sugar

  9 g

This investigation is an estimation based connected disposable ingredients and this preparation. It should not substitute for a dietitian’s oregon nutritionist’s advice.

Adapted from “Harry Johnson’s New and Improved Bartender’s Manual” (Stationers’ Hall, 1900).

Tested by M. Carrie Allan.

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