In 2009, Matthew Hupert (online as Chowhound user Thew) built an early variation of the Last Word by swapping out the herbal Green Chartreuse for Aperol and adjusting the citrus to lemon. Dan Chadwick later named it the “Penultimate Word” as a play on its famous predecessor.
Penultimate Word
Matthew Hupert2000s
SpiritWhiskey
Cocktail familyEqual-Parts · Sour
Flavors
Makes
Ingredients
3/4ozBourbon
3/4ozFresh Squeezed Lemon Juice
3/4ozPeach Liqueur
3/4ozAverna
Method
Place ingredients in shaking tin, add ice, shake for 15 seconds.
Pete’s Word is another of many equal-parts cocktails. This was created by Phil Ward around 2008 while he was working at Death & Co. in NYC. Based on the Last Word, here he swaps in smoky peated scotch, nutty Luxardo and lime. Not the first thing you think would otherwise work with smoky scotch, here – it just works.
Pete’s Word
Phil WardDeath & Co. NYC2000s
SpiritWhiskey
Cocktail familyEqual-Parts · Sidecar
Flavors
Makes
Ingredients
3/4ozLaphroaig 10y Scotch
3/4ozFresh Squeezed Lime Juice
3/4ozMaraschino
3/4ozGreen Chartreuse
Method
Place ingredients in shaking tin, add ice, shake for 15 seconds.
I’ve used St. George Spirits products elsewhere in this book, and their spiced pear liqueur is the perfect Fall-to-Winter addition to your bar. This is an old-fashioned variant that ups the pear factor with my homemade pear syrup. Here you can also practice your flamed twist technique!
Spiced Pear Old-fashioned
SpiritWhiskey
Cocktail familyOld-Fashioned
Flavors
Makes
Ingredients
2ozBourbon Whiskey
3/4ozSt. George Spiced Pear Liqueur
1tspPear Syrup
4dashes Angostura Bitters
Method
Combine all ingredients in shaker.
Add ice and shake 10-15 seconds, double-strain over a big rock in a chilled old-fashioned glass.
Who knew whiskey could go tiki? This drink follows a common tiki theme, using an almond syrup known as orgeat (see recipe, We use the “whip shake” technique here, shaking with a small amount of crushed ice, an ideal technique for strong drinks served over crushed ice to minimize overdilution.
Surf Liner
SpiritWhiskey
Cocktail familyDaisy · Smash
Flavors
Makes
Ingredients
2ozRye Whiskey
1ozPineapple Juice
3/4ozFresh Squeezed Lemon Juice
3/4ozOrgeat
3/4ozPineapple Syrup
2dashes Peychaud’s Bitters
Method
Combine all the ingredients in shaker.
Whip shake until the sound of the ice in your shaker is gone.
Strain over crushed ice in a double old- fashioned glass.
