Whiskey Cocktails: Rye Whiskey

Monte Carlo

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Ingredients

2 oz. Rittenhouse Rye Whiskey Bottled-In-Bond

0.25 oz. Bénédictine D.O.M.

3 dashes Bitter Truth Aromatic Bitters

Garnish

none

Preparation

Combine all ingredients in a mixing glass and add ice. Stir 25-35 times. Strain into a double rocks glass and add ice if desired.

Cocktail Story

First appearing in Hyman Gale & Gerald F. Marco’s 1937 publication The How and When, the Monte Carlo most closely resembles an Old Fashioned cocktail. With the mellow, botanical notes of Bénédictine shining through, the simple harmony of the Monte Carlo's ingredients made it the perfect scaffa, an outdated style of mixed liqueur drink, served sans ice.