Prompted Pours

Bijou Old Fashioned

A stripped-down, gin-led Old Fashioned riff highlighting Green Chartreuse with just enough Yellow Chartreuse to round the edges.

Glass
Rocks glass
Method
Stir
Ice
Large Cube
Garnish
Lemon twist
Serves
1

Ingredients

  • 1.5 oz Gin — London Dry or New Western style
  • 0.5 oz Green Chartreuse
  • 0.25 oz Yellow Chartreuse
  • 1 dash Orange bitters
  • 1 dash Angostura bitters — Optional
  • 1 barspoon Rich simple syrup — Optional

Story

When the conversation pushed further toward a neater and even more booze-forward direction, the vermouth from the Bijou disappeared entirely. This drink became a focused Old Fashioned-style expression of gin and Chartreuse, designed to keep the alpine herbs front and center.

Method

  1. Add all ingredients to a mixing glass with cubed ice.
  2. Stir until cold and slightly diluted.
  3. Strain into a rocks glass over a large cube.
  4. Express a lemon twist over the surface and garnish.

Notes

  • The optional rich simple syrup smooths out the sharper herbal edges without turning the drink sweet.