Montebank
0
A stirred Scotch drink softened by apple and apricot brandy, with a bitter edge from the amaro and a dash of absinthe. Orange peel finishes it. Created by Frederic Yarm in Boston in 2025.
Frederic Yarm built the Montebank in 2025 on the apricot and Sfumato pairing from the creator's own Smooth Operator, swapping the Armagnac and rye for Scotch and apple brandy and leaving out the Benedictine. Peychaud's Bitters was tried first but made the drink too dark next to the Sfumato, so absinthe was used to lighten it. The name plays on that of Smooth Operator, since a montebank is a charlatan.
Method
Stirred
Glass
coupe
Difficulty
Hard
Flavor Profile
Ingredients
Servings:
1
Your bar: 0/6
45 ml
See notes
1 twst
As garnish
1 dash
15 ml
15 ml
15 ml
Or Zucca
🌱 Vegan🌾 Contains gluten
Upgrade your home bar
AdInstructions
Mix over ice, then pour through a strainer into a cocktail glass. Finish by twisting an orange peel over the drink.