Bijou

The Bijou is a lush, spirit-forward stirred cocktail built in equal parts from gin, green Chartreuse, and sweet vermouth, lifted by a dash of orange bitters. Harry Johnson, the self-styled father of professional bartending, named it "jewel" for the three gemstone hues he saw in the glass: diamond gin, emerald Chartreuse, ruby vermouth. Herbal, faintly sweet, and bracingly aromatic, it faded after Prohibition before Dale DeGroff revived it in the 1980s, usually with a lighter hand on the Chartreuse and vermouth.

AperitivoClassicSpirit-Forward

Ingredients

  • 1 ozOld Tom Gin
  • 1 ozChartreuse Green
  • 1 ozSweet Vermouth
  • 1 dashOrange Bitters

Garnish: Lemon Peel, Maraschino Cherry

Preparation

Stirred · Coupe · None

  1. 1.

    add

    Add the Old Tom gin, green Chartreuse, sweet vermouth, and orange bitters to a mixing glass with ice.

  2. 2.

    stir

    Stir well until thoroughly chilled and diluted.

  3. 3.

    strain

    Strain into a chilled coupe, served up.

  4. 4.

    express

    Express a lemon twist over the surface and drop it in.

  5. 5.

    garnish

    Garnish with a maraschino cherry if desired.

Flavor Profile

herbal
65%
spiced
39%
sweet
39%
body
35%
bitter
33%
floral
30%
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