Tuesday Happy Hour: Webster's F-Street Layaway Plan

by Bob Sassone, Posted Apr 15th 2008 @ 5:03PM

One of my favorite drink books is Atomic Cocktails by Karen Brooks, Gideon Brosker, and Reed Darmon. It's a guide to the hip, swingin' cocktails of eras gone by. But it's a combination of retro and modern drinks, beautifully written and illustrated. There are sections on how to stock a bar, how to do basic drink mixes, and even a glossary of bar terms. Recipe chapter titles include "Martini Madness," "I Love Juicy," "Atomic Cocktails," and "Swank, Civil, and Seductive."

After the jump is the recipe for Webster's F-Street Layaway Plan. The name of the drink is just as long as the list of ingredients.

Webster's F-Street Layaway Plan

1/4 oz green Chartreuse
1 1/2 cups cracked ice or 6 ice cubes
2 oz dry gin
lemon twist for garnish

Chill a martini glass. Pour the Chartreuse in the glass and swirl it around to coat it. Discard any excess.

Fill a cocktail shaker with the ice and add the gin. Shake vigorously or use a long spoon to stir gently 20 times (you want to make sure the ice doesn't melt quickly to dilute the gin). Strain the gin into the glass and garnish with lemon peel.

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