Bijou (dry)

Name: Bijou (dry)
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Yield: 1 cocktail
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 1 dash Orange Bitters; 45 ml Gin; 1 Maraschino Cherry; 15 ml Green Chartreuse; 15 ml Sweet Vermouth

A drier take on the Bijou: stirred with 45 ml gin and only 15 ml each of Green Chartreuse and sweet vermouth, plus orange bitters and a maraschino cherry. The gin leads and the herbal sweetness stays in the background. The original is first referenced in Harry Johnson's Bartender's Manual from 1900.

This is a variation of the Bijou, whose first known mention is in Harry Johnson's Bartender's Manual from 1900. The name is French for jewel, and the ingredients echo precious stones: gin as diamond, vermouth as ruby and chartreuse as emerald. The dry version cuts the sweetness by using less chartreuse.

Method

Stirred

Glass

cocktail

Difficulty

Medium

Flavor Profile

Bitter

Dry

Herbal

Spicy