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Manhattan recipe · DosVermuts

Classics

Manhattan

The manhattan is the canonical stirred whiskey cocktail and the reference point for hundreds of later riffs.

stirnick-and-noraryevermouth

Reference: DosVermuts adaptation from Jerry Thomas, Bar-Tender's Guide (1887), LOC 07000656 p. 24, image 28 · Scale it, save it, or twist it below.

Recipe

Manhattan

Dark, smooth, and all about whiskey spice meeting vermouth sweetness.

Method: stirGlass: nick-and-noraGarnish: Brandied cherry

Batch size

Ingredients100%

Rye whiskey
50ml
Sweet vermouth
20ml
Angostura bitters
dashes
2ml

How to make it

1Stir until glossy and evenly chilled.
2Strain into a chilled Nick and Nora or coupe.
3Drop in a single brandied cherry.

Good to know

dark cherrywarm spicevermouth herbs

Where it's from

Jerry Thomas, Bar-Tender's Guide (1887), LOC 07000656 p. 24, image 28

Status

A trusted classic — make it as-is, scale it, or twist it.

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