Name: Montana (Jacques Straub, 1913)
Total time: 3 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 45 ml Cognac (brandy); 22.5 ml Dry vermouth; 7.5 ml Ruby port; 5 ml Anisette liqueur; 2 dash Aromatic bitters

Montana (Jacques Straub, 1913)
Jump to

Serve in a Coupe glass

Ingredients:
1 ¹⁄₂ oz	Rémy Martin V.S.O.P. cognac
³⁄₄ oz	Strucchi Dry Vermouth
¹⁄₄ oz	Cockburn's Ruby Soho Port
¹⁄₆ oz	Anisette liqueur
2 dash	Angostura Aromatic Bitters

Read about cocktail measures and measuring

How to make:

Select and pre-chill a Coupe glass.
Prepare garnish of lemon zest twist.
STIR all ingredients with ice.
STRAIN into ice-filled glass.
EXPRESS lemon zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Dry vermouth, Ruby port - Sulphur Dioxide/Sulphites

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

More cocktails with similar strength and taste profile

Montana (Jacques Straub, 1913) lifestyle image

Montana (Jacques Straub, 1913) lifestyle thumbnail

Review:

The influence of anisette is surprisingly subtle in this alternative to a Sweet Manhattan. If you want to make this a little drier, use a tawny rather than ruby port.

Be the first to comment

Variant:

Montana (Harry Johnson, 1900) with sloe gin, dry vermouth, anisette and Boker's bitters.
Montana (Hoffman House, 1905) with dry vermouth, anisette and Boker's bitters.
Montana Club (J.A. Grohusko, 1908) with brandy, dry vermouth, anisette and aromatic bitters.
Montana (Albert Stevens Crockett, 1931) with brandy, dry vermouth and ruby port.
Montana Club Martini with Old Tom gin, rosso vermouth and orange bitters.

History:

Adapted from a recipe in Jacques Straub's 1913 Straub's Manual of Mixed Drinks. He repeats this recipe a year later in his book, simply named Drinks.

Montana Cocktail.
¼ jigger French vermouth.
½ jigger brandy.
2 dashes port wine.
2 dashes Angostura bitters.
2 dashes anisette. Shake well.
Jacques Straub, Straub's Manual of Mixed Drinks, 1913

More cocktails by Jacques Straub

Nutrition:

One serving of Montana (Jacques Straub, 1913) contains 157 calories

Alcohol content:

1.4 standard drinks
24.42% alc./vol. (24.42° proof)
19.7 grams of pure alcohol

Difford’s Guide remains free-to-use thanks to the support of the brands in green above. Values stated for alcohol and calorie content, and number of drinks an ingredient makes should be considered approximate.

Join the discussion

There are no comments for Montana (Jacques Straub, 1913).

Please log in to make a comment