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 6/06/2010
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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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