the final say

3/4 oz Gin (Beefeater)
1/2 oz Luxardo Maraschino
3/8 oz St. Germain (St. Elder)
3/8 oz Benedictine
3/4 oz Lime Juice
4 drop Absinthe (Copper & Kings)

Shake with ice and strain into a coupe glass.Two Mondays ago, I was looking through recipes on the KindredCocktails datebase when I spotted the The Final Say by user Mike Janowski in 2019. He created the drink when he did not have Green Chartreuse and read on the internet that elderflower liqueur and Benedictine will substitute for it. Once prepared, The Final Say generated a lime, nutty cherry, herbal, and licorice bouquet. Next, lime and cherry on the sip flowed into gin, floral, cherry, and herbal flavors on the swallow. The short answer is yes it was tasty, but no it was not close to the Last Word with Chartreuse. Overall, it was closer to Brick & Mortar's Time Traveler that was a Last Word riff that subbed in elderflower and lemon for the classic's Chartreuse and lime.