✓ Freezer Safe Best within 3+ months

Bijou

Name: Freezer Batch Bijou
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 245 min
Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 30ml Gin; 30ml Sweet Vermouth; 30ml Green Chartreuse

The forgotten three-jewel cocktail

37% ABV

8 Drinks

5 min Prep

4+ hours Freeze

About this cocktail

The Bijou ('jewel' in French) was popularized by Harry Johnson's Bartender's Manual in 1900. Each of its three ingredients was named for a different precious stone: gin for diamond, sweet vermouth for ruby, and green Chartreuse for emerald. Equal parts of all three. The Chartreuse is the wildcard, made by French monks since 1764 with 130 botanicals at 55% ABV. It commands the cocktail unless you treat it carefully. As a freezer batch, the cold tames the Chartreuse's heat and lets the gin and vermouth come forward. A dash of orange bitters at serve ties the three together.

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Vodka, gin, rum, tequila40% Bourbon, rye whiskey45% Sweet vermouth16% Dry vermouth18% Campari25% Aperol11% Cointreau, triple sec40% Kahlúa20% Juice, syrup, water0%

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How to serve

Pour into a chilled coupe. Add a dash of orange bitters. Garnish with a lemon twist or a brandied cherry.

Best within: 3+ months

Gin and Chartreuse are indefinite; the sweet vermouth's freshness sets the limit.

Pro Tips

+ Green Chartreuse only. Yellow is sweeter and less herbal, a fundamentally different cocktail
+ Older recipes used a 1:1:1/3 ratio (less Chartreuse). Try the equal-parts version first, then dial back if you find it too vegetal
+ Stir the bottle well after freezing; the Chartreuse can settle slightly
+ Garnish with a lemon twist or a brandied cherry