Chartreuse & Tonic
Green Chartreuse over ice, topped with tonic water — the quinine bitterness of tonic perfectly complements Chartreuse's 130-botanical herbal depth. Ready in 90 seconds.
- 2 ozgreen chartreuse
- 4 oztonic water
- Lime wheel, fresh rosemary spriggarnish
- 1Fill a highball glass with ice cubes.
- 2Pour green Chartreuse over the ice.
- 3Top with cold tonic water and gently stir once to combine.
- 4Garnish with a lime wheel and a fresh rosemary sprig. Serve immediately.
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The Chartreuse & Tonic applies the spirit-and-tonic highball format to green Chartreuse. The Gin & Tonic, popularized by the British in colonial India where quinine-containing tonic water was used as an anti-malarial treatment, became one of the world's most replicated cocktail templates — applied today to nearly every category of spirit. Chartreuse and tonic work particularly well together because the quinine bitterness of tonic complements the herbal bitterness already present in the liqueur, while the carbonation lifts and extends Chartreuse's aromatics. The format is recognized in Imbibe Magazine's Chartreuse cocktail reference as a standard long-drink serve.
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