Cheeky Monkey

Difford’s Guide
Discerning Drinkers (31 ratings)

Serve in a Coupe glass

Ingredients:
1 oz Ketel One Vodka
1 oz Yellow Chartreuse (or génépy liqueur)
1 12 oz Orange juice (freshly squeezed)
1 dash Orange Bitters by Angostura
× 1 1 serving
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How to make:

  1. Select and pre-chill a Coupe glass.
  2. Prepare garnish of orange zest twist.
  3. SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
  4. FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
  5. EXPRESS orange zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Strength 7/10
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Sweet to sour 5/10

Review:

Fire yellow in colour, this drink features the distinctive flavour of Chartreuse with a citrus supporting cast.

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History:

Created in 2001 by Tony Conigliaro at Isola, Knightsbridge, London, England.

Nutrition:

One serving of Cheeky Monkey contains 191 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1.3 standard drinks
  • 17.45% alc./vol. (17.45° proof)
  • 18.4 grams of pure alcohol

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Peter McCarthy’s Avatar Peter McCarthy
14th September 2024 at 20:14
Tasty, if you like Yellow Chartreuse. Good balance of the Chartreuse and OJ with neither being too strong. A little sweet, but not too much.
27th May 2024 at 01:40
I made this by accident with Angostura Aromatic Bitters instead of orange and weirdly I liked it better then with Orange bitters.
G. M. Genovese’s Avatar G. M. Genovese
11th December 2022 at 09:16
What am I drinking?! No no no.
19th December 2020 at 23:42
Too strong for my wife, so I dilute with double the orange juice