Alaska Cocktail

2 1⁄4 oz Gin
3⁄4 oz Herbal liqueur, Yellow Chartreuse
Instructions

Stir, strain, straight up, cocktail glass.

Notes

The ratios suggest for this cocktail vary from 2:1 to 8:1. I prefer a relatively dry 6:1. Serve very cold to avoid excess sweetness. Alternatively, use more Chartreuse and balance with lemon, dry sherry, or top with dry sparkling wine.

Cocktail summary
Posted by Dan on
Created by
Harry Craddock (?), The Savoy Hotel
Year
1930
Is an
authentic recipe
Reference

https://euvs-vintage-cocktail-books.cld.bz/1930-The-Savoy-Cocktail-Book…

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  • Linda really likes this one — ★★★★★
  • I originally tried it 2:1, with 2 dashes orange bitters and loved that.
  • A bit sweet — ★★★★
  • Maintained 6:1 with Vitae Gin
  • Made with Haymans, Strega, and Regan’s. Good Strega feature.
  • Used Haymans OT & a splash of Ransoms, to the amt of 2.25 gin, .75 Chartreuse, & 2 big dashes orange bitters...
  • An excellent cocktail. Simple but solid.
  • Class:drink like a monk
  • Made with 1.5 Sin Liquor's Hedgetrimmer gin and .75 chartreuse
  • Make with another recipe calling for 1 oz of chartreuse, which required lemon to balance it. Next time try this recipe with 3/8 oz lemon juice. — ★★★★
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Comments

Curated this - in the Savoy (cited at the link), it's a 3/4 gin, 1/4 Yellow Chartreuse drink with no bitters. Variations abound.... Thanks,  Zachary

A user noted that this drink is now 3:1 though Dan's original note (and the drink) were 6:1. I've left that there to preserve his (drier) preference. Thanks,  Zachary