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Four equal ingredients: herbs, cherry and lime hold their ground in a precise balance.

Home-bar collection version

For one serving

Ingredients

  • Gin
    22.5 ml / 0.76 US fl oz
  • Green Chartreuse
    22.5 ml / 0.76 US fl oz
  • Maraschino Liqueur
    22.5 ml / 0.76 US fl oz
  • Lime Juice
    22.5 ml / 0.76 US fl oz

US fl oz amounts are rounded; use ml for exact measures.

Make it

  1. Chill the coupe ahead of time.
  2. Pour equal amounts of the four ingredients into a shaker, fill with ice and shake hard for 10 to 12 seconds.
  3. Strain out the ice and pour the drink into the glass.

Behind the drink

Its earliest documented origin is the Detroit Athletic Club. Bartender Murray Stenson revived its popularity in Seattle in the early 2000s.

Recipe reference

Adapted from the IBA recipe; see the ingredient notes for home-bar adjustments.

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