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Monastiraki Square

Name: Monastiraki Square
Total time: 3 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 50 ml Greek spirit; 22.5 ml Rosso/sweet vermouth; 10 ml Bénédictine D.O.M.; 5 ml Ouzo; 2 dash Creole bitters; 1 dash Aromatic bitters

Difford’s Guide

Discerning Drinkers (8)

Measurements in:

Serves:

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Ingredients
1 2/3 fl oz	Metaxa 12 Stars
3/4 fl oz	Strucchi Rosso Vermouth
1/3 fl oz	Bénédictine D.O.M. liqueur
1/6 fl oz	Metaxa Ouzo
2 dash	Peychaud's or other Creole-style bitters
1 dash	Angostura Aromatic Bitters

How to make

Glass

Photographed in an UB Koto Old Fashioned 30cl

Prepare

Select and pre-chill an OLD-FASHIONED GLASS.
Prepare garnish of lemon zest twist.

Method

STIR all ingredients with ice.
STRAIN into ice-filled glass.

Garnish

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

Flavour Profile

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

One serving of Monastiraki Square contains 190 calories

Alcohol content:

1.7 standard drinks
26.7% alc./vol. (53.4° proof)
23.6 grams of pure alcohol

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Rosso/rouge/sweet vermouth (di Torino) — Sulphur Dioxide/Sulphites

History

Created in May 2025 by yours truly.

More cocktails by Simon Difford

Review

A Greek spirited riff on a classic Vieux Carré named after what is perhaps Athens' most vibrant square.

Benedictine D.O.M. 750ml - makes 75 cocktails
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Metaxa Ouzo 750ml - makes 150.5 cocktails
$21.99 $0.15 per cocktail Metaxa Ouzo image

Angostura Aromatic Bitters 120ml - makes 384 cocktails
$13.99 $0.04 per cocktail Angostura Aromatic Bitters image

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Larry Havard Premium Member 14w

I’m glad I tried this. I have bought a lot of liquor to make and try many drinks that I’ve never tried. It’s nice learning all the flavors and chemistry. I find the Ouzo tends to dominate in this, either intended or not. I will cut back on it next time, but I’m going to enjoy this one now.

Simon Sedgley Premium Member 1y

A delightfully elegant cocktail. We softened it by using Maidenii Sweet Vermouth, which is lighter and more broadly botanical than the di Torinos, and by substituting 7.5ml Grozd Strumika Mastika for the 5ml Greek Ouzo...the Mastika is lighter and, for us, more versatile and better suited to cocktail making.

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