This Last Word variant created in the 2010s, it substitutes tequila for gin, pink Fresh Squeezed Grapefruit Juice for lime, and yellow Chartreuse for green Chartreuse, marrying herbal sweetness with bright citrus. This is not the Third Ward drink created in Milwaukee’s Historic Third Ward – an old-fashioned varient using vanilla bean simple syrup for sweetener.
Third Ward
Spirit
Agave
Cocktail family
Equal-Parts · Sidecar
Flavors
Fresh · Herbal
Makes
Ingredients
- 3/4 oz Tequila
- 3/4 oz Fresh Squeezed Grapefruit Juice
- 3/4 oz Maraschino
- 3/4 oz Yellow Chartreuse
Method
- Place ingredients in shaking tin, add ice, shake for 15 seconds.
- Double-strain into a chilled coupe glass.
- Garnish with graperfruit twist.
Equipment
- Peeler or Knife
- Citrus Press
- Shaker
- Hawthorne Strainer
- Fine Strainer
Glass
Coupe
Garnish
Grapefruit Twist