This delicious cocktail combines sweet, sour and spicy flavors to create a unique and delightful experience. Perfect for any occasion, Bijou is sure to be your new favorite drink!
Bijou: A Contemporary Cocktail to Delight Your Taste Buds!
The Bijou is a contemporary cocktail that blends the sweet, tart, and spicy flavors of gin, vermouth, maraschino liqueur and Chartreuse. It is an aromatic mix of taste sensations that will tantalize your taste buds in every sip! This delightful drink was created in the late 1800s by bartender Harry Johnson and has been delighting patrons ever since.
Legend has it that Johnson named this cocktail after a French opera called Bijou. He was inspired by its bright colors—red from the cherry liquor, yellow from the Chartreuse herbal liqueur, green from the gin—and decided to name his creation accordingly. This classic recipe combines sweet with sour for a unique flavor experience.
Today’s modern version of this elegant cocktail adds a twist with lemon juice instead of orange bitters as well as fresh herbs or spices to add complexity. While some recipes may vary slightly depending on personal preference or availability of ingredients, one thing remains consistent: no matter how you make it – The Bijou is sure to please!
Bijou Recipe:
Ingredients
- Ingredients:
- -1.5 oz gin
- -0.75 oz sweet vermouth
- -0.75 oz green Chartreuse
- -2 dashes orange bitters
Instructions
- Instructions:
- Fill a mixing glass with ice cubes and add the gin, sweet vermouth, Chartreuse and orange bitters.
- Stir until chilled (approximately 20 seconds).
- Strain into a prechilled cocktail glass of your choice and garnish with a lemon twist or an olive as desired
Glassware
The typical or usual glassware used for a Bijou cocktail is a martini glass. This type of glass has an elegant shape with a long stem, and it is perfect for displaying the colors and flavors of this unique drink. Additionally, it can help to maintain the temperature of the drink while also looking stylish. Other types of glasses that could be used include coupe glasses and rocks glasses, depending on how the cocktail is served.Flavors
Bijou is a refreshing and contemporary cocktail that will delight your taste buds. Made with equal parts gin, chartreuse, orange bitters and sweet vermouth, this cocktail packs a punch of flavors. The base of the drink comes from the juniper-forward London dry gin which provides an herbal, yet mellow flavor to the drink. Sweet vermouth adds notes of caramel and vanilla while orange bitters give it a slight citrusy kick. Chartreuse brings in an earthy sweetness that balances out all other ingredients.
This unique blend of flavors makes Bijou one-of-a-kind! Gin gives it a slightly herbaceous taste while sweet vermouth introduces subtle sweetness. The orange bitters add some spice to contrast with the floral notes from chartreuse. Altogether, these ingredients create an aromatic cocktail that you can savor sip by sip!
3 Tips for Making Your Bijou
.- To bring out the flavor of the gin in this drink, make sure to use a high-quality brand with a smooth and aromatic taste.
- If you don’t have sweet vermouth, try substituting it with dry vermouth for an interesting variation on this classic recipe.
- For best results, chill your pre-mixed cocktail glass before straining in the Bijou mixture for a refreshingly cold drin.
