Manhattan
The Manhattan is a spirit-forward cocktail made with Rye Whiskey, Sweet Vermouth and Angostura Bitters. It is stirred and served in a cocktail glass, about 29% ABV.
- Method
- Stirred
- Glass
- Cocktail glass
- Served
- Neat/Up
- Strength
- About 29% ABV
- Family
- Spirit-forward
- Listed in
- IBA official cocktail
Ingredients
- 50mlRye Whiskey
- 20mlSweet Vermouth
- 1 dashAngostura Bitters
How to make it
- Stir all ingredients with ice and strain into a chilled cocktail glass.
- Garnish with cherry.
Tip: Stir with plenty of cold, hard ice for 20 to 30 seconds. You want it chilled and silky, not cloudy.
About the Manhattan
Born in New York in the 1870s or 80s. The popular story that it was made at the Manhattan Club for a party thrown by Lady Randolph Churchill doesn't hold up: she was in England at the time, about to give birth to Winston.
Missing something?
- No Rye Whiskey? Use Bourbon (Softer and sweeter than rye's spice)
- No Rye Whiskey? Use Jim Beam Bourbon (A bourbon: softer and sweeter than rye)
- No Sweet Vermouth? Use Punt e Mes (Noticeably more bitter)
- No Angostura Bitters? Use Peychaud's Bitters (Lighter, with more anise)
All swaps for Rye Whiskey, Sweet Vermouth and Angostura Bitters
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