Monte Carlo
The Monte Carlo is a herbal old fashioned-style cocktail made with Rye Whiskey, Bénédictine and Angostura Bitters. It is stirred and served in a cocktail glass, about 34% ABV.
- Method
- Stirred
- Glass
- Cocktail glass
- Served
- Neat/Up
- Strength
- About 34% ABV
- Family
- Old Fashioned
- Flavour
- Herbal & floral
- Listed in
- Difford's Guide Hall of Fame
Ingredients
- 45mlRye Whiskey
- 15mlBénédictine
- 2 dashesAngostura Bitters
How to make it
- Stir all ingredients with ice and strain into a chilled cocktail glass.
Tip: Stir with plenty of cold, hard ice for 20 to 30 seconds. You want it chilled and silky, not cloudy.
About the Monte Carlo
Printed in David Embury's The Fine Art of Mixing Drinks (1948), it's essentially a Manhattan with Bénédictine in place of the vermouth.
Missing something?
- No Rye Whiskey? Use Bourbon (Softer and sweeter than rye's spice)
- No Rye Whiskey? Use Jim Beam Bourbon (A bourbon: softer and sweeter than rye)
- No Bénédictine? Use Drambuie (Honeyed like Bénédictine, but whisky-based)
- No Bénédictine? Use Yellow Chartreuse (More herbal)
- No Angostura Bitters? Use Peychaud's Bitters (Lighter, with more anise)
All swaps for Rye Whiskey, Bénédictine and Angostura Bitters
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