The Monroe

Written By Daniel Zajic

THE MONROE

  • 1½ oz. / 45 ml. gin

  • ½ tsp. / 2.5 ml. crème de pêche (peach liqueur)

  • ¼ oz. / 7.5 ml. orgeat

  • 3 dashes Peychaud’s bitters

  • 1 dash orange bitters

  • ½ oz. / 15 ml. soda water, to top

METHOD
add all ingredients to mixing glass / stir with ice until chilled / strain into rocks glass over a BFC / top with a splash of soda water / no garnish

ABOUT
This cocktail was created in 2013 by the brilliant Scott Teague (@scottjamesteague) for Death & Co. His inspiration was the fact that there weren’t many Old Fashioned style cocktails made with orgeat (almond syrup). This one follows the Old Fashioned template of a spirit, sugar, and bitters. But as Teague mentions, this one “is very pretty but a little bit crazy, just like Marilyn.” Cheers y’all!

Daniel Zajic
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