Friday, June 19, 2009

the last word


Hey, come on in! We're celebrating 505 posts here at the manor.
I mixed up some very nice drinks, including this one, which we are
dubbing "The Stankus". Bill posted this recipe a week or so ago.
Actually, it's called the "Last Word" and it is very tasty. Hop on
over to Just a Moment of Miscellany and say hello. Bill's a very
talented guy and an excellent writer. Plus, he's nice.

Use equal parts of fresh squeezed lime juice, green Chartreuse, gin
and maraschino liqueur. Pour the ingredients into a shaker, add a
handful of ice, shake and serve. I garnished with a bing cherry.

Note: Maraschino liqueur is not the same as cherry liqueur or the
bright red maraschino cherry often used as a drink garnish.
Maraschino liqueur is made from Marasca cherries and is clear and
relatively dry tasting. I also read where you can substitute lemon
juice for the lime.

I did a little research and learned this cocktail was introduced about
thirty years ago by Frank Fogarty, who was very well known in
vaudeville. He was called the "Dublin Minstrel" and was a very fine
monologue artist.” So wrote Ted Saucier in 1951 when introducing
this drink in Bottoms Up. Saucier credits the drink to the Detroit
Athletic Club, and if the bartender’s recollection is correct, that
would place the Last Word as a Prohibition-era cocktail.

If that’s the case, then the Last Word is one of the finest cocktails
to come out of that bleak period in American history. Four
ingredients–two of them fairly exotic–working in equal parts to
create perfect harmony.

Thanks, Bill! The Last Word has a deliciously unique flavor that took
me straight back in time.

41 comments:

  1. I will have to get out my shimmy dress and do a little dance. After a few drinks, of course.

    Congrats on all those posts!

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  2. Well, well, well, I heard there was a party going on. Now, guess what I have been watching tonight? Leonard's Cohen London concert. Absolutely marvellous. And then there was a documentary on his early life and some of his older concerts. I feel inspired. Many thanks for your post, it has complemented my night. Now, I must tuck myself in.

    Greetings from London.

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  3. Congrats on 505 posts! I shall raise a glass to you - we don't drink much alcohol here in Giraffe World, but I am partial to aniseed, so indulge in a little glass of Pernod occasionally!

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  4. Good grief! You gave me heart palpitations reading the title of this post - I thought you were perhaps wrapping up ye olde blogge. Phew!! Now, pass me one of those drinks so I can recover!! :-)

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  5. I love a party!! In your honor and in awe of 505 posts I am going to put on a cocktail hat. It is SOOO hot and humid here - I have filled a huge bucket glass with crushed ice and added 2 parts gin, 2 parts tonic, 1 part sweet vermouth.....it's an icy concoction and if I have two - maybe I'll take a picture in said hat...CONGRATULATIONS

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  6. A celebration? Count me in! Congrats Willow. Well done! I'll have one of those yummy sounding beverages if you please.

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  7. Congratulations on 505 witty, and entertianing posts....keep them coming!

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  8. 505...wow! posting 300 tonight! sounds like a grand time is being had in the manor tonight! have a great weekend

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  9. Cheers and congratulations and may there be many more!

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  10. Sounds yummy! Enjoy it because you deserve it!

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  11. congratz on all those posts.
    can you believe that you did all those ??

    that drink looks divine.
    have a nice evening.
    xx

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  12. A big congratulation and a toast in your honor.

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  13. 505!!! That is quite something, Willow.

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  14. Yum. Definitely will try this one.

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  15. I'm doing the shimmy in Australia for you. Congratulations on 505 stimulating and fabbo posts Willow! Here's to the next 505! Cin, Cin! xx

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  16. Congrats on the posts! And the Last Word sounds wonderful. I'll have to try it, soon.

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  17. Congratulations Madame Willow!
    Continue on girl!! :D

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  18. Willow, many congrats! 505 posts. Truly amazing, just like you :) No really, I mean that, wot? And I'll take a Vernor's ginger ale please, if you've got any stashed behind the bar, thanks!

    Wonderful, simply wondeful :)

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  19. Boy, Willow...after my first presentation to a small class of grad students, I could sure use one of these... but since I can't be there...I'm going for my usual...a soft glass of oaky red.

    Thanks for the visual...it does help.

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  20. 505! That's amazing ! Good job! Those drinks sound mighty fine!

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  21. Hi Willow,

    Why the "05"?
    Drink looks tantalizing.

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  22. You have managed to keep the quality of your blog consistently good throughout your 505 posts which is quite an achievement. I will pass on the cocktail, too early in the morning for me but I will be back on Mug Monday for a cuppa so put the kettle on!

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  23. Cheers me dear.....and congrats on your achievement.

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  24. Well done, Willow! Great drink to celebrate :)

    I enjoyed your previous post very much,too, about halos and positive light and energy...

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  25. A delicious cocktail and I raise my glass to you and to 505 more...Happy weekend, xv.

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  26. Congratulations! (Omedeto!)

    I am looking forward to post number 1005!

    Thank you for sharing all your wonderful posts.

    Kanpai!

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  27. The cocktail sounds dangerous. Perfect as a celebration. Congrats on 505!

    I voted yes to reinstate your status on the sidebar - not because I'm voyeuristic, though. I think it's a wonderful bit of ever-changing profile information that is part of the charm that makes your blog distinct and beautiful.

    You didn't give me the option to say that, though.

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  28. I love lime........mmmmm. Congratulations on five oh five!!!!!!! I am hopeful "the last word" is not an omen. I am sure you were born to blog. We all are looking forward in some years to the ten oh ten party. I love parties too! Fairy lights in the garden, dreamy music and some of that raspberry cake. It looked so yummy! Green limes and red cherries might do very well around Christmas as a cocktail. mmmmmm. Thank you so much for the post concerning my comments about your roof story. After I wrote the words, I stopped and said, " Whoa, where did that come from?" =D

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  29. Not only does that drink look delish, it's beautiful too! 505 posts? Wow!

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  30. This lovely cocktail looks so refreshing! AND, garnishing with a Bing cherry is the best touch!

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  31. You had me salivating til you got to the gin ... we dont like one another gin and me ..

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  32. Good morning, Willow. I'm whispering in case you are feeling rather delicate today after the partying?! Great milestone, great cocktail, hic!

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  33. Do I like Gin? ?? I think I am on the hunt for an exotic liqueur. Congratulations Willow my dear. Keep up the delicious fun work.

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  34. Congratulations on 505! I'm teetotal so I'll take your word for it on the cocktail. In the bad old days (which were wonderful but too numerous) my favourite was a Cosmopolitan.

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  35. Maybe if I had made one of these while I was working on my last set of photos, they might I have turned out better! It sounds so good! Love the background story!

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  36. That picture looks delectable!

    I don't have proper cocktails nearly often enough. So boring to just open another bottle of red wine . . .

    505! Wow; you are prolific.

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  37. Well done on 505 posts. I love to stop by willow manor and read your insiring words. I have even watched a few movies from your list. thankyou

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  38. Wicked concoction you have there, Willow.

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  39. Mmm, bet you it tastes good but it would no doubt put me fast to sleep. I don't drink any alcohol , except for a very rare wine as I can't shake off the "sleepies" afterwards!

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