3/4 monty

1 1/2 oz Rittenhouse Rye
3/4 oz Amaro Montenegro
1/2 oz Lime Juice
1/2 oz Grapefruit Juice
3/4 oz Simple Syrup
2 dash Angostura Bitters

Shake with ice, strain into a coupe glass, and garnish with a grapefruit twist and an orchid (grapefruit twist and ornamental pea blossom).Two Wednesdays ago, I returned to the set of online recipe flashcards from Forget Me Not in Denver that I had utilized only once back in December with the Bonnie & Clyde. The one that caught my eye this time was the 3/4 Monty, and 303 Magazine had an article in March 2021 about the bar's opening menu that described how it was named after "a three-quarter ounce pour of Montenegro Amaro" instead of going the full monty; Yelp also had a drink photo of it in March 2021. The name made me think of Platform Lime and 3/4 at Backbar, and the combination reminded me a little of a rye version of the Pegu Club. In the glass, the 3/4 Monty began with a grapefruit and orange bouquet. Next, lime and orange notes on the sip developed into rye, orange, grapefruit, allspice, and clove flavors on the swallow.