Devil Rock

• 1.5 oz. bourbon
• 1.0 oz. sweet vermouth
• 0.5 oz. Green Chartreuse
• dash of orange bitters
• dash of mole bitters

Stir with ice and strain into glass.

I was asked recently what my current go-to drink was, and it undoubtedly was this. I sheepishly said it was one of my own, and I was asked how long it took me to perfect it. I had to answer honestly that I mostly copied some classics, so not long at all.

Here is my bourbon Bijou variant. I always make my Bijou as 3:2:1, which I guess is my own take, and I did the same here as I swapped in bourbon for the gin. In addition, I added mole bitters to the orange, which I always enjoy with bourbon, and I’ve had success in the past adding chocolate to the Chartreuse.

The name is a common variant for the red agate, the state gem of Kentucky, and matched the drinks hue. It’s all in the details.