Both the aroma and taste feature a complex blend of mint, pine, citrus, anise, with a bold, warm finish. Monk is derived from a recipe for Chartreuse that was published in France contemporaneously with the registration of the Chartreuse brand. The French manuscript was translated into English in 1871 and “has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.” Monk is complex. Slightly sweet with an herbal and vegetal flavor profile that features Lemon Balm, Hyssop, Peppermint, Mugwort, Tansy, Flower of Arnica and other herbs, roots and botanicals. Monk can be sipped “neat” but is most often used in cocktails. Classic cocktail recipes that include Monk are Last Word, Bijou and The Green Ghost. Monk shares the same ABV, sugar concentration, flavor profile and color as Green Chartreuse. Use Monk 1:1 in any recipe that calls for Green Chartreuse.

  • Love and Murder

    Love and Murder

    4 drops saline solution

    .75 oz simple

    1 oz lime

    1 oz Francia

    1 oz Monk

    Shake all ingredients vigorously for 8-10 seconds. Fine strain into a chilled coupe. Garnish with a dehydrated lime wheel.

    Bold, strong, refreshing, bitter, sweet

    For Saline Solution-

    20 grams Maldon salt

    80 grams hot water

    stir until dissolved

    allow to cool

    pour into dropper bottles

  • Maximillionare

    Maximillionare

    .5 oz grenadine

    .75 oz lemon

    .5 grapefruit

    .5 oz Francia 

    2 oz bourbon 

    .25 oz Monk

    3 dashes creole bitters 

    Add syrup, lemon, grapefruit, bitters, Monk, Francia, and bourbon to a shaker tin. Add ice, and shake vigorously for 8-10 seconds. Fine strain into a chilled coupe. Garnish with a dehydrated lemon.

    Refreshing, bitter, sweet, tart

  • Pepino Margarita

    Pepino Margarita

    1.5 oz Agave Spirit

    .5 oz Monk de Menthe

    1.5 oz cucumber

    .75 oz lime

    .5 oz agave syrup

    3 mint leaves

    Tajin rim

    Shake mint, agave, lime, cucumber, Monk, and Agave Spirit with ice for 8-10 seconds. Fine strain over a large cube in a Tajin rimmed glass. For rim, use half a lime and gently express juice along ⅓ of the rim, about two inches down the glass. Roll in Tajin. Garnish with a cucumber coin.

    Refreshing, minty, complex, spicy rim

  • South St. Southside

    South St. Southside

    cucumber ribbon

    .5 oz simple syrup

    .75 oz lime juice

    1.5 oz cucumber juice

    .5 oz Monk de Menthe Herbal Liqueur

    2 oz Afternoon Tea Gin

    Fill a shaker tin with simple syrup, lime, cucumber, Monk, and Gin. Fill with ice and shake vigorously for 8-10 seconds. Fine strain into a chilled coupe. Garnish with a cucumber ribbon.

    Refreshing, vegetal, sweet, tart, strong

  • Speedwell Sazerac

    Speedwell Sazerac

    Monk spritz

    1 dash aromatic bitters

    3 dashes creole bitters

    .25 oz simple syrup

    .5 oz DHD Bourbon

    1.5 oz DHD Single Malt

    Chill a Nick and Nora glass. In a mixing glass, add bitters, simple syrup, Bourbon, and Single Malt. Fill with ice, and stir for 12-15 seconds. Discard the ice in the glass. Spritz twice with Monk, using an atomizer. Fine strain the cocktail into the glass. Express a lemon twist, rub the rim with the yellow side of the rind, and drop into the glass.

    Spirit forward, bold, classic, strong

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