I'm out of chartreuse. Think it'll work with absinthe?

jamestimmins 2 days ago | parent | next [-]

That'll give you a totally different drink. Chartreuse and absinthe both have strong but different flavors; not to mention that a bijou has 3/4oz of chartreuse but that much absinthe would totally overpower any other ingredient.

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voxadam 2 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

It would be radically different. I love absinthe but there's a special place in my heart for Green Chartreuse.

Damn, now I want a Last Word.

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p1necone 2 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Chartreuse doesn't really have any good substitutes that I can think of, it's got a very distinct flavour that's nothing like absinthe (I like to lovingly describe it as lawn steeped in everclear).

Still make the drink with absinthe and see how it goes though - it'll taste totally different but it might still be good, and the ABV and (lack of) sweetness of chartreuse and absinthe are at least fairly close.

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mkozlows 2 days ago | parent [-]

Genepy is the best substitute. But now that the monks aren't making as much, other subs have popped up.

But definitely not absinthe.

	▲	voxadam 2 days ago \| parent [-]
		In my opinion, Genepy is a decent substitute for Yellow Chartreuse, not so much for Green. Green has a very herbal flavor where yellow tends to be more floral.

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jsbg 2 days ago | parent | prev [-]

in the best case you'll invent a new drink but I doubt it'll be very good; start with a very small amount instead of using the same proportions as with chartreuse and you may get somewhere interesting, like a gin sazerac kind of drink