LAST WORD ^[1] Ten years ago, a request for a Last Word at even the most with-it cocktail bar would have elicited a blank stare.

Rendered in print only once since its creation, the recipe gathered dust for more than 50 years before being revived around the turn of the new century at Seattle's renowned Zig Zag Cafe.

Today, the elaborately flavored Last Word joins the Aviation as one of the core drinks in artisan mixology, and its structure of four ingredients in perfect balance has prompted rounds of creative riffing in artisan bars across the country.

3/4 oz.

dry gin

3/4 oz.

maraschino liqueur

3/4 oz.

green Chartreuse

3/4 oz.

fresh lime juice

Ice cubes

Tools: shaker, strainer

Glass: cocktail

Combine ingredients in cocktail shaker and fill with ice.

Shake well for 10 seconds and strain into chilled glass.

Adapted from Bottoms Up!, by Ted Saucier, 1949.