The last word on The Last Word

About this episode

Matt and AC discuss the cocktail 'The Last Word', its history, and related topics.

Gin. Chartreuse. Maraschino. Lime. (00:00) - The Carthusian Heist (00:58) - Why we took a month off (02:34) - Matt’s signature cocktail (05:48) - What is the last word? (07:58) - The history of The Last Word (12:01) - Matt’s history with The Last Word (15:45) - The story of Green Chartreuse (19:12) - The many kinds of Chartreuse (22:10) - Let’s read the back of the bottle (25:04) - History is cool (26:53) - The imitators (28:10) - Carthusian monks (32:15) - AC pitches the coolest video game (33:30) - SHORTAGES! (43:25) - Chartreuse Diffusion (44:11) - Does the gin matter? (47:11) - Matt’s weird Last Word connections (53:20) - RIP Murray Stenson Support the show at https://ko-fi.com/matthorton We’re on Bluesky @cantletitgo.gay! Join The Worst Garbage Discord! Find AC at acfacci.com Find Matt at MattHorton.LIVE Art by Scout ( https://ko-fi.com/humblegoat ) Music by Ethan Geller Zig Zag’s the Last Word: An Oral History - https://web.archive.org/web/20240218191539/https://www.seattlemet.com/eat-and-drink/2014/12/zig-zag-the-last-word-an-oral-history-december-2014 “A Lot of Stuff Happened to Me by Accident” — My Coffee with Murray Stenson…

People in this episode

Hosts: Matt, AC

Topics covered

• cocktails
• Chartreuse
• history
• gin
• video games
• shortages

Keywords

• Last Word
• cocktail
• Chartreuse
• gin
• history
• Carthusian monks
• video games

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Middle East Children’s Alliance, Medical Aid for Palestine, Al-Awda

Products: Chartreuse, Maraschino, Gin, Lime

Books & works: Zig Zag’s the Last Word: An Oral History, “A Lot of Stuff Happened to Me by Accident” — My Coffee with Murray Stenson

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