in search of chartreuse

brokechick · July 2009

does anybody know of a bar in park slope or prospect heights that stocks green chartreuse? i have been looking for someone who can make me a decent bijou for months and months, and nobody ever knows what the hell i'm talking about.

MOD · July 2009

look into Clover Club on Smith Street. Not sure it's on the menu, they have so many drinks. But I'd be surprised if they didn't have chartreuse.

carnivore · July 2009

Weather Up on Vanderbilt in Prospect Heights should also be able to take care of you.

vanilla · July 2009

trophy bar - if you happen to find yourself on broadway at hewes in williamsburg - i know it's not PS or PH.... but i'm just sayin' they have chartreuse!

opossumqueen · July 2009

I don't know for sure, but Sidecar on 5th Ave is serious about their cocktails so I would expect them to have hard to find ingredients.

brokechick · July 2009

thanks, everyone! my plan had been to nag/bully every bar with outdoor seating into keeping a bottle around just for me, but it's great to have some starting points.

danielj · July 2009

I wouldn't be surprised if High Dive, the new place on 5th and Carroll, has it. They've got a surprisingly large selection, and the younger bartender there, Kirk, is a serious mixologist.

carnivore · July 2009

brokechick wrote: thanks, everyone! my plan had been to nag/bully every bar with outdoor seating into keeping a bottle around just for me, but it's great to have some starting points.

Clover Club and Weather Up both definitely already have it stocked.

arches · July 2009

Fairly certain that i saw it at Cornelius last time i was there as well.

danielle123 · July 2009

Isn't "green chartreuse" an oxymoron?

pitu · July 2009

danielle123 wrote: Isn't "green chartreuse" an oxymoron?

nope, there's a yellow version too. chartreuse comes in "fancy" and "fancier" . . .

pitu · July 2009

DanielJ wrote: I wouldn't be surprised if High Dive, the new place on 5th and Carroll, has it. They've got a surprisingly large selection, and the younger bartender there, Kirk, is a serious mixologist.

I was happy to see Gary, the English guy who used to be at The Gate, at High Dive. He is btw *not* the younger bartender, but he plays great music.

Stone Park had some good cocktails (me, I like a Negroni and some fried oysters at their bar) but I haven't kept track of their stock.

username · July 2009

OpossumQueen wrote: I don't know for sure, but Sidecar on 5th Ave is serious about their cocktails so I would expect them to have hard to find ingredients.

+1

brokechick · July 2009

thanks everyone! sidecar did have it last weekend, though i was told by the waitress that they don't always. i had to tell the bartender how to make my drink, but when i got it it was nums. this is awesome and dangerous, as sidecar is practically in my front yard.

carnivore · July 2009

I can promise you that you won't have to tell the bartender at Weather Up how to make it.

brokechick · July 2009

yeah, but i'd have to go all the way to prospect heights . . .

if i'm going to stumble home, i would prefer to do it over a distance of two blocks than of two miles. i do have one friend over there, though, and i will definitely try weather up the next time she manages to lure me out to her hood.

danielj · July 2009

Hey just out of curiosity, what's your preferred way of drinking chartreuse? I've wanted to try it but haven't found any good cocktails to make with it. Usually just a rinse of it with some other stuff as the main component.

opossumqueen · July 2009

If you need variety in your cocktails at Sidecar, get the sticky fingers drink. It's my new love.

brokechick · July 2009

the hong kong fizz (http://www.barnonedrinks.com/drinks/h/hong-kong-fizz-2555.html) is a good one if you're feeling adventurous and don't need to drive or operate heavy machinery for a good long while. the bijou (the drink that drove me to start this thread) is equal parts dry gin, green chartreuse, and sweet vermouth, with a splash of orange bitters and the all-important cherry. shake, strain, and lurv. apparently, if you stir it instead of shake it it's called a jewel, and if you add a twist of lemon peel it's called a tailspin, but i call all of them yum. but not everyone will like a drink that really features chartreuse. it is much easier to find recipes for yellow chartreuse than green, probably because it's milder and sweeter. i happen to like booze that tastes like an herb garden.

the sticky fingers sounds really sweet, OQ. not sure i could handle it.

danielj · July 2009

I like you, Brokechick. Those are some serious cocktails.

opossumqueen · July 2009

I don't usually go for sweet drinks (I'm a bourbon on rocks or bloody mary gal) but this one doesn't seem too bad to me. Maybe I'm just hooked on the ginger flavor, though.

brokechick · July 2009

thanks, danielj! my mum was a bartender, and since college i've been making great use of her 1935 edition of the mr. boston bartender's guide. she taught me how to make a brilliant gin gimlet, and i taught her how much better it was with some rose water. now we've moved on to infusing our own liqueurs. the shared interest has proved invaluable to our bonding process. the family that drinks together wakes up and acts like nothing happened together.

oq - ginger? maybe i will have to try it after all. do they use canton? because that stuff is magical.

opossumqueen · July 2009

What is canton??

I think the Sticky Fingers is rum, ginger wine (mmm Stones), ginger syrup and lime juice. It's also the only place besides New Orleans I've seen a gin fizz drink on the menu. And the food there is delicious.

brokechick · July 2009

gin fizz and gin daisy and pimm's cups . . . i'm pretty sure the devil opened sidecar just to destroy me.

canton is a ginger liqueur, cognac based, with honey and vanilla. it is happy making. but that drink sounds good. i'll have to haul my ginger-loving pal over there for one after our next round of late-night trivial pursuit in the community garden.

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