Bijou
The Bijou is a herbal spirit-forward cocktail made with Gin, Green Chartreuse, Sweet Vermouth and Orange Bitters. It is stirred and served in a cocktail glass, about 29% ABV.
- Method
- Stirred
- Glass
- Cocktail glass
- Served
- Neat/Up
- Strength
- About 29% ABV
- Family
- Spirit-forward
- Flavour
- Herbal & floral
- Listed in
- Difford's Guide Hall of Fame
Ingredients
- 30mlGin
- 30mlGreen Chartreuse
- 30mlSweet Vermouth
- 1 dashOrange Bitters
How to make it
- Stir all ingredients with ice and strain into a chilled cocktail glass.
- Garnish with cherry.
Tip: Stir with plenty of cold, hard ice for 20 to 30 seconds. You want it chilled and silky, not cloudy.
About the Bijou
French for jewel, each ingredient represents a gem: gin (diamond), vermouth (ruby), Chartreuse (emerald).
Missing something?
- No Gin? Use Old Tom Gin (Sweeter and rounder, so cut the syrup a little)
- No Gin? Use Genever (Maltier and rounder)
- No Green Chartreuse? Use Yellow Chartreuse (Sweeter, milder and lower proof)
- No Sweet Vermouth? Use Punt e Mes (Noticeably more bitter)
All swaps for Gin, Green Chartreuse and Sweet Vermouth
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