Montana Club

Difford’s Guide
Discerning Drinkers (3 ratings)

Serve in a Coupe glass

Ingredients:
1 12 oz Rémy Martin V.S.O.P. cognac
1 12 oz Strucchi Dry Vermouth
16 oz Anisette liqueur
2 dash Angostura Aromatic Bitters
2 drop Saline solution 4:1 (20g sea salt to 80g water)
× 1 1 serving
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How to make:

  1. Select and pre-chill a Coupe glass.
  2. Prepare garnish of skewered Fragata Green Olives.
  3. STIR all ingredients with ice.
  4. STRAIN into ice-filled glass.
  5. Garnish with skewered olives.

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Strength 8/10
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Sweet to sour 7/10

Review:

A spirit-forward cocktail that takes dilution well, so consider serving it in an old-fashioned glass over ice.

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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 (Jacques Straub, 1913) with brandy, dry vermouth, ruby port, 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 J. A. Grohusko's 1908 Jack's Manual.

MONTANA CLUB COCKTAIL
Use large bar glass, half full of ice
2 dashes Angostura bitters
2 dashes Anisette
½ jigger Chappaz French Vermouth
½ jigger Californian brandy.
Stir with spoon; strain in cocktail glass, put in olive and serve.

J. A. Grohusko, Jack's Manual, 1908

Nutrition:

One serving of Montana Club contains 172 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1.6 standard drinks
  • 22.74% alc./vol. (22.74° proof)
  • 21.8 grams of pure alcohol

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