Last Word
The Last Word is one of the IBA Unforgettables: 4 ingredients in equal parts, shaken and served in a coupe. That makes 114 ml in the glass: a middling measure.
MethodShaken
GlassCoupe
In the glass114 ml
Strength25.6%
Ingredients
- 22.5 mlgin
- 22.5 mlGreen Chartreuse
- 22.5 mlmaraschino
- 22.5 mlfresh lime juice
Method
- Add all ingredients into a cocktail shaker.
- Shake with ice and strain into a chilled cocktail glass.
What it tastes like
- bitter → sweet
- It leans dry: 1.4 out of 10 of bitterness, 34th of 186.
- round → sour
- Citrus shows, but this is no sour: 55th of 186, and it comes from fresh lime juice.
- light → strong
- In the finished glass, melted ice included, it runs 25.6%: 23rd of 186, stronger than 88% of the catalogue.
It is the most bitter of the group around it: 1.4 out of 10.
Five that come close
- Mezcal MargaritaSweeter and 3 degrees lighter.
- MargaritaRounder and built on tequila.
- White LadySweeter and 3 degrees lighter.
- Grand MargaritaSweeter and rounder.
- Army & Navy5 degrees lighter and with fresh lemon juice in place of Green Chartreuse.
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Recipe source: IBA · checked on 30 October 2026