Greenpoint Cocktail Recipe
Written by Make your own tasty Greenpoint cocktail with this easy recipe, combining rye whiskey, Yellow Chartreuse, and sweet vermouth for a refreshing and delightful sip!
Prep time: 1 minute
Mixing time: 2 minutes
Servings: 1
Calories: 227
Ingredients
- 2 oz Rye Whiskey
- ½ oz Yellow Chartreuse
- ½ oz sweet Vermouth
- 1 dash Angostura aromatic bitters
- 1 dash Angostura orange bitters
- Lemon twist - for garnish, optional
Equipment
- Cocktail Glass chilled
- Measuring Jigger
- Mixing Glass
- Bar spoon
- Strainer
Instructions
- Prep Glass: Chill your cocktail glass in the freezer or fill it with ice cubes and let it sit while you prepare the cocktail.
- Combine Ingredients: In the mixing glass, pour 1 dash Angostura aromatic bitters, 1 dash Angostura orange bitters, ½ oz sweet Vermouth, ½ oz Yellow Chartreuse, and 2 oz Rye Whiskey.
- Stir Well: Fill your mixing glass with ice cubes and, using your bar spoon, stir the ingredients well until the mixture is properly chilled.
- Ready Glass: Discard the ice cubes from your cocktail glass or remove it from the freezer, ensuring it's frosty.
- Strain: Strain the mixed ingredients into your empty and chilled cocktail glass.
- Garnish: Rub a lemon twist around the rim of the glass, twist it over the cocktail to release the oils, and drop it in.
Notes
Substitutes:
As a cocktail enthusiast, I've experimented with Greenpoint's ingredients. If you're out of rye, a good bourbon can work; it's sweeter and rounds out the herbal notes of the Chartreuse. Speaking of Yellow Chartreuse, it's unique, but St-Germain can bring in a floral sweetness in a pinch, though it will change the drink's character. As for sweet vermouth, rich, red vermouth works best, but I've swapped it with a dry version — remember, this alters the sweetness balance, so you might want to compensate with a touch of simple syrup.Making a Pitcher of Greenpoint Cocktail:
- Scale: To create a pitcher serving 8, you'll need 16 oz of rye whiskey, 4 oz of Yellow Chartreuse, 4 oz of sweet vermouth, 8 dashes of Orange bitters and 8 dashes of Angostura bitters.
- Mix: Combine all these in a large pitcher over ice and stir thoroughly.
- Serve: Strain the cocktails into chilled glasses, garnish with lemon twists, and serve them up!
Making it Non-Alcoholic:
- Rye Substitute: Go for a non-alcoholic whiskey alternative, they've come a long way and mimic the complexity of whiskey quite well.
- Yellow Chartreuse Substitute: This is tricky. Try a non-alcoholic herbal tea syrup — think chamomile or green tea, sweetened and cooled.
- For the others: find a non-alcoholic alternative available in the market.
- Proceed: Use these substitutes and follow the main instructions, keeping your taste buds as the final judge.