The Full Monte: Bold Full Monte Cocktail
Sep 17, 2025
If you love a smoky mezcal drink that packs depth and confidence, The Full Monte is calling your name. It is earthy. It is bitter in the best way. It is smooth and spirit forward with a clean agave shine. Kat Whyte created this beauty for The Basement Bar in Edinburgh, and it shows. The drink feels intentional, layered and a little dangerous.
The Full Monte Cocktail Recipe
Makes one cocktail
Ingredients
- 1.25 oz mezcal (Kat used Montelobos)
- 0.5 oz tequila
- 0.33 oz Campari
- 0.33 oz agave
- 2 dashes El Guapo™ Fuego Bitters
- Flamed orange twist, for garnish
Instructions
- Add mezcal, tequila, Campari, agave and Fuego Bitters to a mixing glass with ice.
- Stir until cold.
- Strain into a lowball glass over fresh ice.
- Garnish with a flamed orange twist.
Flavor Profile: Bold and Complex
This cocktail is bold and complex. Mezcal brings smoke and earth. Tequila adds bright herbal agave notes. Campari brings bitter structure that keeps the drink grounded. Agave lends soft sweetness. Fuego Bitters give a sharp spicy lift that cuts through the smoke. The flamed orange twist releases warm citrus oils and ties everything together. No artificial anything. Serious flavor.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What's the difference between tequila and mezcal?
Both come from agave. Tequila uses blue agave. Mezcal can come from many agave varieties and gains its signature smoke from roasting the piñas in earthen pits.
What is a smoky mezcal cocktail?
Any drink where mezcal leads the flavor. Smoke is the star. The other ingredients balance and support it.
Can I make The Full Monte without Campari?
You can use a different bitter liqueur like Aperol. It will be sweeter and less intense.
What is a flamed orange twist?
It is a garnish made by warming the peel so the citrus oils ignite briefly and fall over the drink.
