Gypsy

1 1⁄2 oz Gin
3⁄4 oz Elderflower liqueur, St. Germain
1⁄4 oz Herbal liqueur, Green Chartreuse
1⁄2 oz Lime juice
Cocktail summary
Created by
Dominic Venegas, Bourbon and Branch, San Francisco, CA
Year
2007
Is an
authentic recipe
Reference

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JuwV0aMPj3Y

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  • Dare I say it.... a better last word.
  • Very tasty. An accessible showcase for chartreuse. — ★★★★
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Comments

Due to a curation request, I merged two cocktails called "Gypsy" - the one with a better source citation is the one I kept.

yarm commented on 12/03/2024:

Weird. Here's the St. Germain recipe which differs from Difford's Guide and the way my gin bar made the drink in 2017 (1/4 oz Green Chartreuse). I also found online recipe flashcards from Bourbon & Branch in 2017 that has it as a full 1 oz lime juice with everything else the same as St. Germain's recipe. The flashcards (albeit 9 years after the drink was created) have a lime wheel garnish and Difford's recommends a lime twist.

I found a video from Dec. 2009 for Worscester Scene that gives the original drink by Dominic Venegas as 1.5 Gin, 3/4 St. Germain, 1/4 Green Chartreuse, 1/2 lime. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JuwV0aMPj3Y) The bartender Eric used Plymouth and upped the Chartreuse to 1/2 for personal preference. This set of ratios (w/ 1/4 Chartreuse) seems to be present in several current sources, so I propose we move to that. We do need to show Venegas as the creator. Interestingly, I found a July 2009 link with the cocktail and him as bar director of Gitane at the time (2009). Anything original directly from Venegas on the recipe in the 2007 to 2009 time frame would be helpful. I haven't been able to get to the St. Germain site's version of the Gypsy, does anyone have a direct link?

I made this as proposed, and thought it was well balanced: pleasant Chartreuse herbal character, elderflower floral but not overpowering, not too sweet, not too sour. My rule of thumb is that when a drink is coldest citrus acidity can come through quite strong, while sweetness is subdued throwing off the perceived balance; but the tartness fades a little as a drink warms, while sweetness recovers. However, I wouldn't want to try the 1 oz lime version without more sweetened liqueurs to balance.

EDIT: Curated per above, using the video as the reference.