What ingredients are in a Bijou?

1 dash Orange bitters, 1 oz Green Chartreuse, 1 oz Gin, 1 oz Sweet Vermouth

What glass do you use for a Bijou?

A Bijou is traditionally served in a Cocktail glass.

How strong is a Bijou?

A Bijou has an estimated ABV of 28,49%.

How many calories are in a Bijou?

A Bijou contains approximately 223 calories per serving.

Bijou

Glas Cocktail glass

Schwierigkeitsgrad Medium

Kalorien ~223 kcal

ABV 28,49%

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Anweisungen

Stir in mixing glass with ice and strain

Herbal Strong

Bijou is a rare and intensely flavored cocktail that brings together equal parts gin, Green Chartreuse, and sweet vermouth, with a dash of orange bitters — a combination that creates one of the most complex and herbaceous drinks in the classic cocktail canon. At 28.49% ABV, it is a powerful and demanding cocktail with the herbal firepower of Chartreuse at its center. The name means 'jewel' in French, a reference to the three gem-like ingredients.

History & Origins

The Bijou was created in the late 19th century by Harry Johnson, and appears in his 1900 Bartenders' Manual. The cocktail's three main ingredients — gin, Green Chartreuse, and sweet vermouth — were said to represent the three precious stones: diamond (gin), emerald (Chartreuse), and ruby (vermouth). It is one of the great forgotten classics that has been rediscovered by the modern cocktail revival.

Tasting Notes

Aroma: Intensely herbal and complex; the 130-herb character of Green Chartreuse dominates, layered with the botanicals of gin and the sweet wine-fruit notes of vermouth and orange bitters. Palate: A dense, complex, and powerful spirit-forward cocktail; the Chartreuse provides herbal-sweetness, the gin botanical sharpness, and the vermouth a binding fruit-wine richness. Finish: Exceptionally long and warming, with lingering herbal complexity.

herbal botanical complex sweet intense

Pro Tip

Use a room-temperature mixing glass and large, slow-melting ice to stir this high-proof cocktail to perfect dilution without watering down its powerful flavors.

Verwendete Techniken

Stirring

Data verified Dezember 2017

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