Sacred Monkey Forest

Name: Sacred Monkey Forest
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Yield: 1 cocktail
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 8 ml Simple Syrup; 2 dash Orange Bitters; 60 ml Batavia Arrack; 8 ml Crème de Banane; 1 rinse Scotch; 8 ml Green Chartreuse; 8 ml Fernet Branca

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Stir Batavia Arrack, Fernet Branca, Green Chartreuse, CrèMe De Banane with ice. Strain into a coupe.

Inspired by the Krakatoa from Drink back in 2008, I recently started crafting my version of this classic cocktail. Instead of setting Chartreuse ablaze, I incorporated it into the mix. Drawing inspiration from Avery’s Arrack-Ari, I added a smoky Scotch rinse and followed up with banana liqueur for depth, echoing notes from the Banana Toronto. The name came to me while exploring Indonesia's Sacred Monkey Forest, where visitors can interact with monkeys but risk getting bitten.

Method

Stirred

Glass

coupe

Difficulty

Hard

Flavor Profile

Bitter

Dry

Herbal

Smoky

Sweet