monkey business

1 1/2 oz Great King Street Glasgow Blend Scotch (Royal Brackla 12 Year)
1/2 oz Smith & Cross Rum
1/2 oz Crème de Cacao (Bols)
1/2 oz Crème de Banane (Tempus Fugit)
1 dash Smeby Black & White Bitters that are chocolate/vanilla (1 dash Savoy Society Chocolate & Chicory + 1 dash Savoy Society Orange Vanilla)
2 pinch Salt (5 drop 1:4 Saline)

Stir with ice, strain into a double old fashioned glass with a large ice cube, and garnish with a lemon twist.Two Mondays ago, I ventured back to the online recipe flashcards for The Violet Hour in Chicago, and there I selected the Monkey Business from their Spring 2022 menu. The bar posted a photo and description of the drink on Instagram almost 2 years ago which coincides with the information I uncovered. The combination of cacao and banana liqueurs is one that has prospered in drinks like the Banana Clipper at the Hawthorne, Psycho Killer at Dead Rabbit, Antilles Jewel from Shannon Mustipher's Tiki: Modern Tropical Cocktails, and a few other recipes, so I was delighted to try it again here. In the glass, the Monkey Business displayed a lemon, Scotch, and tropical bouquet to the nose. Next, caramel on the sip flowed into whisky, funky rum, chocolate, and banana flavors on the swallow.