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    Verdant Lady {Green Chartreuse Cocktail with Gin & Mint}

    Published Mar 9, 2016

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    I like my ladies the way I like my cocktails: strong, cool, and complex. This mint, gin, and green chartreuse cocktail has it all!

    refreshing and delicious Verdant Lady {Green Chartreuse Cocktail with Gin & Mint}

    The Birth of the Verdant Lady

    I've been trying to make this cocktail since 2007 when I first tried it at Alembic in the Haight-Ashbury neighborhood of San Francisco. My friend Amelia and I used to frequent Alembic when it first opened, before there was a line out the door every night and you had to elbow-fight pretty hipsters to get a drink. Back then, we would meet after work, which for us was around midnight.

    I worked a plating shift at a schmancy restaurant where I juggled 8 different desserts every night, then scoured the kitchen from top to bottom, all for what basically amounted to minimum wage. Amelia worked odd hours as a counselor at a house for folks who had fallen on hard times. We would both emerge from work when most of the city was tucked into bed, both in need of a stiff drink. We'd belly up to the near-empty bar, chat with the bartenders about the relative merits of gin vs. whiskey, and snack on deviled duck eggs and the most delicious cocktails either of us had ever tasted.

    Green Chartreuse Cocktail Ingredients

    The Mediterranean Homesick Blues was my usual, a light and fizzy gin concoction kissed with cardamom, rose, and lemon, which I adapted here (and really deserves some better, non-smart-phone photos). One night, a bartender was serving us and I asked her for something similar but different. She shook me up a creation of her own, strained it into a coupe, and garnished it with a mint leaf. I took a sip: icy bits kissed my lips, fresh mint wafted cool and clean, and a bouquet of herbs and spices punched me in the kisser. It was the classiest cocktail I'd ever met.

    I asked the name of the drink, to which she replied, "Femme Fatale." Fitting. Thinking I could simply look up the recipe online, I tumbled into a taxi and headed home. But the interwebs told a different story. There was no gin and chartreuse-based Femme Fatale to be found, only something sweet and fruity made with SoCo that was the antithesis of the drink I sought.

    Luckily, we tracked down the bartender a second time, and again she shook up the most ambrosial liquid I'd ever tasted. And this time, I made her write down the formula on a coaster. I put the coaster on my refrigerator and made a concerted effort to procure Green Chartreuse liqueur.

    hands and shaker Verdant Lady {Chartreuse, Gin & Mint Cocktail}
    shaking up a Verdant Lady {Chartreuse, Gin & Mint Cocktail}
    shaking cocktail Verdant Lady
    Verdant Lady {Chartreuse, Gin & Mint Cocktail} in shaker

    What is Chartreuse? Yellow Chartreuse vs. Green Chartreuse:

    Chartreuse comes in yellow and green varieties. Green chartreuse is a bright green herbal liquor made by Carthusian monks in the Grenoble region of France since the 1700's. The spirit usually comes in wine bottle-sized containers and costs a fair sum. Yet the price is reasonable when you consider that 130 different types of herbs, spices, and botanicals go into making the naturally-colored libation. It tastes a little bit like old-school medicine, in a good way. Monk medicine. It has bittersweet notes of star anise, spices, and green herbs such as basil, mint, and tarragon. It tastes fresh and green, but warming and hearty at the same time, like a liqueur and bitters all rolled into one.

    Yellow chartreuse has a similar flavor profile, but it gets sweetness and dilution from honey and saffron, which give it its warm hue. I've since shared a yellow chartreuse cocktail with bourbon and ginger, the Honey and Hearth, which is the cool-weather cousin of the Verdant Lady, perfect for sipping on a brisk fall day.

    Both types of Chartreuse are often sipped on their own as a digestif, either chilled or at room temperature. But the green stuff, as I had learned, also pairs perfectly with gin, which ups the botanical ante, allowing the flavors to blossom. (If you're Chartreuse-curious, read this great article from Serious Eats, which will make you seriously thirsty.)

    But in San Francisco, space was at a premium, even back in 2007. I was loath to shell out 60 bucks for a giant bottle of a strong spirit that I wasn't sure I could get through in the next 20 years and that would take up precious real estate in the liquor cabinet. So the coaster with the Femme Fatale recipe sat unused for years.

    bottle of Verdant Lady {Chartreuse, Gin & Mint Cocktail}

    Chartreuse Cocktails

    Then last week, my friend Shelley told me about a cocktail she'd had at Smokestack, a local eatery that puts the "bar" in "bar-b-que" and is also under the same parent company as Alembic – Magnolia Brewing. (Sadly it's now closed!) Shelley's favorite drink, the Islais Lady, is a gin-based cocktail shaken up with a bunch of herbaceous spirits and strained into a coupe. I took a sip of hers one night and BAM – memories of the Femme Fatale flooded my senses. I had to have it again.

    This time, my Chartreuse hunt turned up a half-sized bottle, which I found at the unlikeliest of places: a local market with a petite selection of spirits. I did a happy dance, paid, and rushed home. (Of course, I could have ordered it online, but I didn't think of that.) I fished the coaster out from an old recipe binder, mixed up a batch of simple syrup, juiced a lime, shook, strained, and sipped, and...

    Verdant Lady {Chartreuse, Gin & Mint Cocktail} with shaker
    pouring a glass of Verdant Lady {Chartreuse, Gin & Mint Cocktail}
    Verdant Lady {Chartreuse, Gin & Mint Cocktail} being poured

    ...it wasn't as good as I remembered. Too strong, too sweet, too much anise from the Chartreuse, and not enough mint. Tinkering was in order. I took down the simple syrup and Chartreuse and threw in a handful of fresh mint leaves, which broke into tiny shards in the shaker. This time it was perfect: ice cold but with warming flavors from spicy chartreuse, refreshingly minty, with a complex one-two punch from the gin, and enough acidity from lime juice to balance the sweet liqueur. I dubbed it The Verdant Lady, cousin to the Femme Fatale, soft and delicate like Smokestack's Islais Lady.

    tall stemmed glasses of Verdant Lady {Chartreuse, Gin & Mint Cocktail}

    The Verdant Lady works well in any weather, hot or cold. If you're after something more light and refreshing, simply stir the drink with ice, then strain into ice-filled tumblers and top with fizzy water for something akin to a delicate gin and tonic.

    Verdant Lady {Chartreuse, Gin & Mint Cocktail} in glasses

    What to do with Green Chartreuse Liqueur?

    Now that I've got a bottle of chartreuse, I'm dying to finally try it in ice cream, truffles, and Verte Chaude: chartreuse hot chocolate, popular with the French après-ski crowd. I nibbled a piece of chocolate today with my Verdant Lady and the combination was surprisingly spot-on. And I'm also looking forward to trying the Last Word Cocktail, another ginny Chartreuse number with Luxardo in the mix. Because a lady always needs to have the last word.

    stemmed glass of Verdant Lady {Chartreuse, Gin & Mint Cocktail}

    Now if only I could find a small bottle of Luxardo...

    glass of Verdant Lady {Chartreuse, Gin & Mint Cocktail}

    More chartreuse cocktails and herbaceous drinks:

    • honey & hearth {yellow chartreuse cocktail with bourbon, ginger, lemon}
    • tarragon gin and tonics
    • chamomile honeycomb gimlets
    • muscovado mint juleps
    • mumbai mules {with coriander, cumin, and saffron}
    • sangrìa verde {vinho verde, cucumber, melon, mint, basil + lime}
    • one for the money cocktail {cocchi americano, st. germain, prosecco, lemon, and cardamom-saffron tincture}
    • moroccan mojitos
    • matcha mint juleps
    • Hibiscus-Tequila Spritzers

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    Verdant Lady {Chartreuse, Gin & Mint Cocktail}
    4.72 from 28 votes

    Verdant Lady {Chartreuse, Gin & Mint Cocktail}

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    A strong yet refreshing cocktail shaken with gin, green Chartreuse, and lime and served up.
    Alanna Taylor-Tobin
    Prep Time: 5 minutes
    Total: 5 minutes
    Servings: 1 drink

    Ingredients

    • ice
    • 3 tablespoons gin (such as Hendrick's) (1 1/2 ounces)
    • 1 tablespoon fresh, strained lime juice (1/2 ounce)
    • 1 1/2 teaspoons simple syrup (1/4 ounce)
    • 1 teaspoon Green Chartreuse (1/6 ounce)
    • 4 large mint leaves, plus a sprig for garnish (optional)

    Instructions

    • In a cocktail shaker filled halfway with ice, combine the gin, lime juice, simple syrup, chartreuse, and mint leaves. Shake vigorously for 30 seconds, then strain into a coupe. Garnish with a mint sprig if you like, and serve.

    Notes

    A teaspoon of Chartreuse may not seem like enough, but a little goes a long way and you can add more to taste if you like.
    For a lighter cocktail, stir the drink with the ice, strain into an ice-filled tumbler, and top with fizzy water.
    I like Hendrick's gin here, but any decent, relatively mild gin that you like the taste of will do the trick.
    Chartreuse can be found at specialty liquor stores or ordered online. Mason jar cocktail shakers are available here.
    Nutritional values are based on one drink.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 157kcalCarbohydrates: 11gProtein: 1gFat: 1gSaturated Fat: 1gSodium: 9mgFiber: 1gSugar: 10gVitamin A: 170IUVitamin C: 5.8mgIron: 0.6mg
    Making this? I'd love to see!Tag your snaps @The_Bojon_Gourmet and #bojongourmet!
    3 glasses of Verdant Lady {Chartreuse, Gin & Mint Cocktail}

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    Comments

    1. Tori says

      March 10, 2016 at 1:11 am

      This is such an awesome cocktail recipe and so beautifully photographed!

      Reply
      • Antoine Parisis says

        March 15, 2019 at 10:09 am

        I agree, but try this coctail with the famous Matterhorn gin of The Booze Store in Belgium. You will be surprised ! :)

        Reply
    2. Angela - Patisserie Makes Perfect says

      March 10, 2016 at 2:36 am

      This looks fantastic! I love Hendrick's it is my favourite gin.

      Those glasses and the shaker, you've styled this beautifully!

      Reply
    3. Traci | Vanilla And Bean says

      March 10, 2016 at 11:36 am

      I love it when a recipe takes it's sweet time to reveal itself, through the twists and turns of life, insight and a friend's sharing. It all came together. And while I'm not much of a gin drinker, you've easily turned me into one with your luscious description of this cocktail. And I'm *always* up for trying a new cocktail. The photographs are simply etherial and I want to slurp down each one of those glasses! Yayayay for first prize! What a bonanza in that box of spices, Alanna! Totally unexpected. I'm putting them to good use directly! They are divine! Thank you my dear... totally made my day reading first place (whaaaaa?!!?!) :D (!!)

      Reply
      • Alanna says

        March 12, 2016 at 9:16 am

        Awww! Your photo stunned me and Lisa of Spice Society, who pooled our favorites. I'm SO glad you like the spices - thanks for participating, Traci! I hope we can enjoy a cocktail together soon soon soon!

        Reply
    4. Maureen Sutherland Weiser says

      March 10, 2016 at 6:22 pm

      OMG Alanna! This looks so stinking amazing!! Looks like I'll be purchasing some Chartreuse this weekend....and some Luxardo!!!!

      Reply
    5. Salvegging says

      March 10, 2016 at 8:27 pm

      Gorgeous! Love chartreuse.

      Reply
    6. Cathleen @ A Taste Of Madness says

      March 11, 2016 at 6:47 am

      This cocktail looks so good! Your photos are gorgeous!

      Reply
    7. Tessa | Salted Plains says

      March 11, 2016 at 12:26 pm

      I am so intrigued about Green Chartreuse now. Need to get my hands on a bottle! I'm such a sucker for a gin cocktail. This one is gorgeous. xo.

      Reply
    8. Allyson says

      March 11, 2016 at 12:30 pm

      Seeing that mint makes me so excited for warm weather and backyard herbs! I'm eagerly awaiting my spice prize in the mail :) :)

      Reply
    9. Laura (Tutti Dolci) says

      March 11, 2016 at 1:19 pm

      This looks so cool and refreshing, what a gorgeous cocktail!

      Reply
    10. Taylor @ Food Faith Fitness says

      March 11, 2016 at 3:47 pm

      Oh my gosh, this cocktail is SO pretty!
      Almost too pretty to drink. But, it's Friday. So I will obviously be drinking 6 of these. Pinned!

      Reply
    11. Sarah says

      March 11, 2016 at 9:01 pm

      That's some serious commitment, lady! A MUCH classier drink than anything else you can order up for St. Patty's day. And the most beautiful of photos - love the mismatched glassware!

      Reply
    12. Megan {Country Cleaver} says

      March 12, 2016 at 7:04 pm

      Sign me up for anything ginny!!! Beautiful!

      Reply
    13. naomi says

      March 13, 2016 at 8:59 pm

      Ha - I like my drinks the same way!! This drink though?! I have all the ingredients. It's happening tomorrow at 5 o' clock!

      Reply
    14. Brandon @ Kitchen Konfidence says

      March 20, 2016 at 1:52 pm

      Gorgeous!! And I love the varied glassware.

      Reply
    15. Jessica says

      March 22, 2016 at 10:53 am

      Wow -- 130 herbs and spices in green chartreuse! That's amazing! Sounds like it's worth every penny ^_^
      Beautiful post Alanna! You're stirring up coupe envy in me all over again!
      XO

      Reply
    16. Kate says

      March 24, 2016 at 7:44 am

      As always...stunning photos! This drink sounds complex and wonderful!

      Reply
    17. Katherine Warlund says

      March 28, 2016 at 4:56 am

      I experimented and had success substituting homemade mint jelly for the simple syrup. My jelly is made without mint essence... Only with actual mint leaves (then strained). Oh boy, is this ever good! Thanks for another enjoyable post and unique recipe AND gorgeous photography. I love your blog

      Reply
      • Alanna says

        March 28, 2016 at 9:32 am

        Whoa, that sounds amazing! Thanks for the kind note. :)

        Reply
    18. Eden Passante says

      May 01, 2016 at 9:10 am

      This sounds like such a refreshing cocktail! Plus the color is so pretty!

      Reply
    19. MaryN says

      May 24, 2016 at 1:43 pm

      Even though I am not a gin lover (except for the Hangar 1 Terroir) I wanted so bad to try one of these at Alembic! Sadly, they hadn't heard of it (but this is years later). Thanks for introducing me to such delicious things!

      Reply
    20. Patty says

      July 01, 2016 at 12:01 pm

      It looks delicious, but I don't like anise so much. Is the taste of anise obvious in this cocktail?

      Reply
      • Alanna says

        July 01, 2016 at 12:26 pm

        Hi Patty! I also dislike anise; I find the flavor here more similar to fresh fennel root or tarragon, both of which I do like. If you can taste a tipple of green chartreuse at a bar before committing to a whole bottle, that might be wise! ;)

        Reply
    21. Vicky says

      July 03, 2016 at 9:08 pm

      My boyfriend and I had this as our cooking cocktail(aka the cocktail we drink while we cook dinner) and it was so delicious and refreshing! I am a huge mint fan and the chartreuse really added some complexity without overwhelming as it has a tendency to do. We did up the chartreuse to .25 just to make it easier to measure. One word of caution: it is small but mighty drink! It hit me a bit hard (though I fully admit my tolerance is a bit low).

      Reply
      • Alanna says

        July 04, 2016 at 9:21 am

        Haha, cooking cocktail - love it! I'm so glad you liked the drink if not the effects - I'm a lightweight, too, and I feel your pain.

        Reply
    22. Kelley Dunfield says

      July 14, 2017 at 9:49 am

      making this tomorrow. Yum Looking forward to it

      Reply
      • Alanna says

        July 15, 2017 at 5:32 pm

        Yay! Let me know how you like it. :)

        Reply
        • Kelley Dunfield says

          July 17, 2017 at 7:22 am

          It was lovely. The mint and lime juice made it very fresh!!!

          Reply
    23. Cool Bev says

      October 14, 2017 at 12:35 pm

      Caught this recipe on Pinterest - of all places. Picked up a fresh bottle of Chartreuse just to try it.

      I sounds similar to a cocktail invented by the bartender at One Flew South - an excellent bar at, believe it or not, the Atlanta airport. She calls it 'Treuse or Dare, but it's more or less a White Lady with some Chartreuse: Gin, lemon, sugar, egg yolk, dash of Chartreuse. The egg white gives it a delicious mouth feel, and the gin and Chartreuse combo is so haunting (as you know!).

      Reply
      • Alanna says

        February 02, 2018 at 7:18 pm

        Hahaha, Treuse or Dare! That sounds delicious and yes, very similar!

        Reply
    24. Maria says

      January 06, 2018 at 6:59 pm

      Have to try this! I have chocolate mint in the garden, which I can only imagine may be just perfect. The recipe sounds and looks beautiful.

      Reply
      • Alanna says

        January 11, 2018 at 1:13 am

        Chocolate mint sounds amazing here! I also have a recipe on TBG for ice cream that uses fresh chocolate mint - highly recommended!

        Reply
        • Maria says

          January 24, 2018 at 5:50 pm

          As I amazingly had all of the ingredients at home(never happens), I made it last night. It was heavenly! The chocolate mint gave a nice depth to the flavor in this otherwise requisite and elegant cocktail. So delicious! Next, I must try your ice cream recipe. Thanks a bunch!

          Reply
          • Alanna says

            February 02, 2018 at 7:16 pm

            That sounds delicious! I'm so glad you liked it. :)

            Reply
    25. Olga says

      March 12, 2019 at 12:09 pm

      Wonderful combination of ingredients. It look so yummy!

      Reply
    26. Alina says

      March 24, 2019 at 10:11 am

      Alanna, it looks so yummy! I love the step-by-step instructions, making it an easy recipe to follow!

      Reply
      • Alanna says

        March 30, 2019 at 9:51 pm

        Aw thanks Alina!

        Reply
    27. Mariya says

      April 05, 2019 at 10:26 pm

      Alanna, this is really a great recipe. I will make this at the next chance i get.

      Reply
    28. Nataly says

      April 07, 2019 at 12:46 pm

      That recipe looks so yummy! I'll have to try that one. Thanks for sharing.

      Reply
      • Alanna says

        April 26, 2019 at 5:47 pm

        Aw thank you!

        Reply
    29. LavenderBee says

      April 25, 2019 at 11:47 pm

      What a beautiful refreshing cocktail, the mint is so bright and fresh tasting in this drink. It's a keeper. I did up the Chartreuse to 1/4 oz.

      Have you ever tried the "Last Word" cocktail yet, it's really one of my favorites with gin, Chartreuse, lime, and Luxardo in even amounts.

      Reply
      • Alanna says

        April 26, 2019 at 5:46 pm

        I'm so glad you liked it! Funnily enough I haven't tried that one yet - I need to!

        Reply
    30. Jennifer Garland says

      May 11, 2019 at 12:03 pm

      I stumbled across this today when telling someone about chartreuse, so we decided to make one after lunch. I can't tell you how much I loved it! We did think the chartreuse a bit lost, so we upped it to a quarter ounce, but I think that's one of those things that is always best added sparingly and increased to taste. Now I'm going through some of your other recipes because I'm certain you are my new favorite person! I can't wait to try it with chocolate mint as someone mentioned above.

      Reply
      • Alanna says

        May 14, 2019 at 7:55 pm

        Aw, I'm so glad you found your way here and that you're enjoying TBG! Now I'm craving a cocktail...

        Reply
    31. Tracy says

      September 27, 2019 at 2:02 pm

      I love this cocktail! I’ve made it many, many times now so I wanted to send a word of thanks. The green chartreuse makes this cocktail shine.

      Reply
      • Alanna says

        September 29, 2019 at 9:26 pm

        Aw thank you so much for the sweet note! So glad you love this cocktail as much as I do. :)

        Reply
    32. J Davenjay says

      April 18, 2020 at 12:56 pm

      Excellent cocktail! ! A must one for herbal lovers who love lime and mint. My fist cocktail made with Chartreuse is a winner! My second one was the Chartreuse Martini, even better!!

      Reply
      • Alanna says

        April 26, 2020 at 12:24 pm

        I'm so glad you loved it! Thanks a bunch for the note!

        Reply
    33. Anna says

      May 07, 2020 at 7:27 pm

      We sell small bottles of Luxardo at The Corkery in lower Manhattan!! And small bottles of chartreuse for that matter!

      Reply
      • Alanna says

        May 10, 2020 at 3:15 pm

        Aha! So good to know! :)

        Reply
    34. Anna says

      November 18, 2020 at 3:47 pm

      I just made it. It's fine.

      Reply
    35. Jennifer says

      March 06, 2021 at 4:46 pm

      After visiting the Grenoble region of France and being introduced to Chartreuse I had been looking for a cocktail receipt to use my bottle. This recipe is awesome! The gin blend well with the fragrant notes in the chartreuse. It’s become one of my favorite drinks to enjoy! Splurge on some craft gin, it makes it so much better!

      Reply
      • Alanna says

        March 06, 2021 at 5:34 pm

        I'm so glad you like the recipe! Thanks for the rating and sweet words. I'd love to visit Grenoble some day. What kind of gin do you like for this?

        Reply
    36. Sergio Guajardo says

      March 21, 2021 at 11:08 am

      The Verdant Lady is a masterpiece! If you like The last Word, you’ll love this. If chartreuse is not your thing but like the refreshing beverage with squeezed citrus, try a Corpse Reviver 2.

      Reply

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Both components are made in a blender with just a few minutes of active time and the pie keeps like a dream for days. 

Recipe linked @the_bojon_gourmet 

#keylimepie #plantbasedfoods #glutenfreepie #nobakedessert #paleodessert #f52farmstand 

https://bojongourmet.com/vegan-key-lime-pie-paleo/
    Twas a good week for cookies - but not much else! Twas a good week for cookies - but not much else! 

I had a pinched nerve in my ribs which felt like being stabbed in the side with a knife - so painful! This was probably caused by some overzealous (on my part) chiropractic work that had unintended consequences. 

Thank goodness for muscle relaxants and non-force chiros, I'm feeling much better after a very painful ~10 days! 

In other news, COOKIES. These oatmeal teff chocolate chip cookies were a late addition to my book, and I shared them on TBG 7 (!) years ago. 

I've been craving these cookies lately and wanted to see if they could be made refined sugar-free with coconut sugar (they can!) and I made some updates to the post body as well. 

Love love love the butterscotchy flavor of teff here, which pairs beautifully with chewy oats, toasty walnuts, and bittersweet chocolate. When perfectly underbaked, these stay moist and chewy for days. Or chill the dough balls and bake them off to order for warm, fresh cookies every day. Bojon appétit!

Recipe linked @the_bojon_gourmet. 
https://bojongourmet.com/gluten-free-oatmeal-teff-chocolate-chip-cookies-cookie-mix-gift-in-a-jar/

#teff #teffflour #glutenfreecookies #alternativeflours #alternativebakerbook #alternativebaking

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