Murray Stenson, the Legendary Bartender Behind the Last Word, Has Died | Eater Seattle

"During his time at the Zig Zag Café in the early 2000s I learned that Murray reintroduced the classic cocktail the Last Word after digging the recipe out of a 1951 book called Bottoms Up; the Last Word—made with Chartreuse, Maraschino liquor, lime juice, and gin—became a staple on the Zig Zag menu and, as cocktail blogging rose, Murray and the drink became synonymous within the industry. Colleagues also told me about his signature Zig Zag-era drinks like the Over a Hot Charlotte, how bartenders would sit at the bar with pens and paper to learn from his flawless mechanics, and how in 2010 his fellow bartenders named him the best bartender in America at the Tales of the Cocktail festival." - Meg van Huygen