Manhattan

A bracing, spirit-forward classic of rye whiskey and sweet vermouth, lifted by a couple of dashes of aromatic bitters and stirred until cold and silky. Emerging in New York in the early 1880s, it gathered a famous but doubtful legend of birth at the Manhattan Club — a tale historians now treat as fiction. Served up with a brandied cherry, it remains the archetypal whiskey cocktail and one of the great templates of the bar.

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Ingredients

  • 2 ozRye Whiskey
  • 1 ozSweet Vermouth
  • 2 dashAngostura Bitters

Garnish: Brandied Cherry

Preparation

Stirred · Coupe · None

  1. 1.

    add

    Add the rye whiskey, sweet vermouth, and Angostura bitters to a mixing glass filled with ice.

  2. 2.

    stir

    Stir until well chilled and properly diluted, about 30 seconds.

  3. 3.

    strain

    Strain into a chilled coupe or cocktail glass, served up.

  4. 4.

    garnish

    Garnish with a brandied cherry.

Flavor Profile

spiced
54%
body
40%
herbal
31%
sweet
29%
bitter
22%
heat
20%
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