Boothby

The Boothby is a Manhattan dressed for a celebration: rye whiskey stirred with sweet vermouth and two kinds of bitters, strained into a chilled coupe and crowned with a float of Champagne. The sparkling wine lifts the drink's spirit-forward backbone with a dry, effervescent edge. It's credited to William "Cocktail Bill" Boothby, who is said to have devised it around 1900 at the Pied Piper Bar in San Francisco's Palace Hotel, though it didn't reach print until his posthumous 1934 book.

ClassicSpirit-ForwardCarbonated

Ingredients

  • 2 ozRye Whiskey
  • 0.75 ozSweet Vermouth
  • 2 dashAngostura Bitters
  • 1 dashOrange Bitters
  • 1 ozChampagne(chilled)

Garnish: Maraschino Cherry

Preparation

Stirred · Coupe · None

  1. 1.

    add

    Combine rye whiskey, sweet vermouth, Angostura bitters, and orange bitters in a mixing glass with ice.

  2. 2.

    stir

    Stir until well chilled, about 20 seconds.

  3. 3.

    strain

    Strain into a chilled coupe glass.

  4. 4.

    top

    Float chilled Champagne over the top.

  5. 5.

    garnish

    Garnish with a maraschino cherry.

Flavor Profile

fizz
49%
spiced
42%
body
32%
dilution
25%
sweet
23%
herbal
22%
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