Bijou (cocktail)

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Bijou cocktail

The Bijou (French for jewel or piece of jewelry ) is an alcoholic cocktail made from gin , red vermouth , Chartreuse Verte and orange bitters . It belongs to the short drinks and is served in a cocktail bowl.

history

The cocktail was first demonstrably prepared at the end of the 19th century - a time when the use of vermouth in cocktails was becoming increasingly popular. The presumably first mention of the cocktail can be found in the book Harry Johnson's Bartender's Manual from 1900. The popularity of the drink was at times as high as that for today's classics, such as the Manhattan or the Martini .

The name of the cocktail, which can be translated as a jewel or piece of jewelery , is derived from the ingredients that reflect the three colors of those jewels: gin as a diamond , red vermouth as a ruby and Chartreuse Verte as an emerald .

Preparation and variations

The classic preparation variant consists of equal parts of gin, vermouth and Chartreuse Verte as well as a Dash Orange Bitters. The ingredients are placed in a mixing glass filled with ice and stirred. In this variant, the cocktail is garnished with a cocktail cherry or an olive and the liquid is finally sprayed off with a lemon zest .

Due to the high proportion of wormwood and chartreuse, a strong herbal note is predominant if the original recipe is followed. Therefore, a reduction in the proportions of wormwood and chartreuse is often recommended so that the ratio is 3: 1: 1, for example.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d Brett Moskowitz: This Cocktail Was Once as Popular as the Martini. And Then It Disappeared. . In: esquire.com (English) . July 18, 2016. Retrieved January 5, 2018.
  2. ^ A b Johnson, Harry: Bartender's Manual or: How to Mix Drinks of the Present Time. I. Goldman, New York (1900), p. 257.
  3. ↑ Jochen Hirschfeld: Bijou Cocktail. The Monkey and his Jewel . In: monkey47.com (English) . April 11, 2016. Retrieved January 5, 2018.
  4. ↑ Philipp Gaux: A jewel in a class of its own : The Bijou Cocktail. . In: mixology . November 15, 2017. Retrieved January 5, 2018.
  5. ^ Paul Clarke: Time for a Drink: Bijou Cocktail Recipe. . In: seriouseats.com (English) . Retrieved January 5, 2018.