green zone

1 oz Rye Whiskey (Old Overholt 86°)
1 oz Applejack (Laird's Bonded)
3/4 oz Sweet Vermouth (Cocchi)
1/4 oz Green Chartreuse
1 dash Angostura Bitters
1 dash Peychaud's Bitters

Stir with ice, strain into an old fashioned glass with a large ice cube, and garnish with an orange twist and a cherry.Two Sundays ago, I was perusing an online Attaboy recipe flashcard set when I spotted the Green Zone. StyleBlueprint had a photo of the drink in a 2017 article on the Nashville branch of Attaboy, and I assume that it could be related to the Zone Amarillo which calls for Yellow Chartreuse and came about a few years later circa 2019. The combination here reminded me of Green Chartreuse variations of the Diamondback Cocktail that Murray Stenson preferred (although I am a big fan of the Yellow original). In the glass, the Green Zone gave forth apple, orange, cherry, and herbaceous aromas. Next, a grape-driven sip led into rye, apple, and herbaceous flavors on the swallow.