About the Tipperary cocktail
The Tipperary is a classic Irish whiskey cocktail made with Green Chartreuse, sweet vermouth, and often a dash of Angostura bitters. It is rich, herbal, and surprisingly balanced, with Chartreuse’s bright botanicals cutting through the whiskey and vermouth rather than clashing with them.
The recipe first appeared in Hugo Ensslin’s 1916 book Recipes for Mixed Drinks, named after the town and county in Ireland, though without a documented local connection. Ensslin’s version omitted Angostura bitters, which were added later. The drink is often seen as a whiskey riff on the gin-based Bijou, and the Chartreuse, whiskey, and vermouth come together more naturally than the combination first suggests.
