Emerald Swizzle
Green Chartreuse meets creamy coconut and fresh pineapple in an ice-cold, gently frothy swizzle.
Ingredients
- Green Chartreuse45 ml
- Lime juice, freshly squeezed15 ml
- Pineapple juice, freshly squeezed, ideally45 ml
- Coconut milk, full-fat, shaken well45 ml
- Orgeat10 ml
- Mint, to garnish (optional)1 sprig
- Pineapple, to garnish (optional)1 wedge
Method
- Fill the glass with iced water and leave it to chill while you prepare the drink.
- Pour the Chartreuse, lime juice, pineapple juice, coconut milk and orgeat straight into the glass or into a shaker.
- Tip the iced water out of the glass and fill it with crushed ice.
- Plunge a swizzle stick or bar spoon into the glass and spin it quickly up and down, until the glass frosts on the outside and the level of the drink drops.
- Heap more crushed ice on top and give a final short swizzle to blend it in.
- Garnish with a mint sprig (clap it between your hands first to release the aroma) and/or a pineapple wedge.
About this drink
The Emerald Swizzle is a modern tiki creation that builds on the classic Caribbean swizzle technique but swaps rum for green Chartreuse, giving it an herbal, almost monastic depth. The pairing of monks' liqueur, coconut and pineapple shows how the tiki tradition keeps reinventing itself with unexpected spirits. The name refers to the Chartreuse's emerald colour glowing through the creamy, frosted drink.
Questions and answers
Why swizzle rather than shake?
Swizzling chills and mixes the drink gradually without whipping air into the coconut milk, which can otherwise separate in a hard shake. It gives a smoother, silkier texture.
Can you use coconut milk from a carton instead of a tin?
Tinned coconut milk is thicker and gives a fuller texture, while the carton kind is thinner and makes the drink more watery. Shake the tin well before using it, so the fat is evenly mixed.
