Pateta Sussurro

     After a night of drinking abbey ales I craved a drink with a tart, herbal tone to finish the night off. The Last Word came to mind but I wanted a more revamped style than the usual. Having a whole lime and some kola tonic on hand I decided to play around with those additives to the base of the classic Last Word. 

     Throwing together the first trial proved successful and rendered a lighter more simpler cocktail with cola undertones. With the herbal finish I found this cocktail to have a blend of the Last word mixed with a more Cuba Libre feel. 

Pateta Sussurro

1 1/2 oz. gin ( New Amsterdam)

1 1/2 oz. Green Chartreuse

1 3/4 oz. lime juice

3/4 oz. Clayton's Kola Tonic

3/4 oz. Marie Brizard Orange Curacao

- shake and strain