The Chartreuse Swizzle is a modern classic, and one of the milestone drinks of the cocktail renaissance. We chat with San Francisco bartender Marco Dionysos about the genesis of the Chartreuse Swizzle, how the drink became a global favorite, and how to approach the recipe at a time when Chartreuse may be harder to find.
Marco Dionysos helped San Francisco become one of the most influential cities of the contemporary cocktail renaissance, and his Chartreuse Swizzle has become a modern cocktail classic. For this episode, we explore the drink’s origins and how it grew to prominence, and Dionysos (now a bartender at Comstock Saloon) shares his experiences seeing his recipe become a global favorite, and his thoughts on approaching the drink at a time when Chartreuse may be harder for some consumers to find.
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