Name: Peaty Monte
Total time: 3 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 40 ml Peated malt whisky; 40 ml Amaro (e.g. Montenegro)

Ingredients

1 ¹⁄₃ fl oz

Peated single malt whisky

1 ¹⁄₃ fl oz

Amaro Montenegro

How to make

Glass

Prepare

Select and pre-chill an OLD-FASHIONED GLASS.

Prepare garnish of orange zest twist.

Method

STIR all ingredients with ice.

STRAIN into ice-filled glass.

Garnish

EXPRESS orange zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

Flavour Profile

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

Health & Nutrition

Alcohol content:

1.5 standard drinks
25.98% alc./vol. (51.97° proof)
20.8 grams of pure alcohol

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Amaro (e.g. Montenegro) — Sulphur Dioxide/Sulphites

History

Created by Asher Günther who, on Christmas Day 2022, left this comment on our M&M page; "I've tried this drink a few times and very much enjoyed it. Tonight I thought I'd try subbing the mezcal for the other smokey bottle in my cabinet - an Islay single malt. Oh man. Someone needs to give this a name and get it on a menu ASAP." I've tentatively named this delicious combo "Peaty Monte" but I'm sure somebody will come up with a better name.

Comments & Discussion

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David Lewis 43w

This is amazing given its simplicity. I find Laphroaig perfect. Amaros other than Montenegro work very well - especially if more on the herbal side (I find montenegro too candy-like sometimes).

Also no personal shade but I'm glad this is the original name of the recipe - I refuse to call it S&M , so lame.

Ben S 50w

This recipe is identical to S&M

Simon Difford Verified User Premium Member 50w

Many thanks for pointing out, Ben. I've added a note to each cocktail and linked the two.

Daniel Jones 2y

I recently got a bottle of amaro Montenegro and have been searching for cocktails to use it in, and this one as well as 'Lost in Translation' are my favorite so far. I did 2:1 Talisker 10 to Montenegro Up, knowing I prefer things a little less sweet, and it turned out perfect in the Spirit to sweet flavor. The Montenegro comes through the most of any cocktail I've had it in, yet balanced in the 2:1 ratio

Yorey C 2y

i didn't like this. sum is worse than its parts. paired with laphroiag

Asher Günther 2y

Also if I can suggest an addendum to this amazing recipe, a couple of dashes of Bogart's Bitters (I measured ⅛cl with the incredible Easy Jigger) are a very welcome addition

Asher Günther 2y

Was looking for a drink to try a new bottle of Tomintoul's peated Speyside and was surprised to see my name in the history haha, never noticed this page was created. Can confirm the drink is as good as ever and works beautifully with a malted whisky too.

Ignacio Seligra 3y

Amazing - even if not surprising - and very fit for the winter season. I'd call this a L&M to acknowledge the M&M origin, and since the two great Islay competitors both start their name with a "L".

Simon Difford Verified User Premium Member 3y

A good name for a very tasty cocktail.

Stephan Stoeckl 3y

This is great! I don't have (and have a hard time locating) the suggested whisky, so I used an Ardbeg Ten - which I adore and built it in the glass with a big ice cube. So simple and so delicious!