Monte Carlo
Ingredients
Preparation
Combine ingredients in a mixing glass with ice and stir until chilled.
Glass
Rocks Glass
Ice
Large Cube
The Monte Carlo is a Manhattan riff that trades vermouth for Bénédictine, lending the drink a honeyed, herbal backbone that softens rye's spicy edges. The liqueur's complex botanicals—hints of saffron, hyssop, and citrus peel—meld with the whiskey's grain and the bitters' warm spice, creating something richer and more aromatic than its three-ingredient simplicity suggests. It drinks like a Manhattan's slightly sweeter cousin.
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