Classics
This spare nineteenth-century formula puts the grain and spice of whiskey ahead of garnish or ceremony.
Reference: DosVermuts adaptation from Jerry Thomas, Bar-Tender's Guide (1887), LOC 07000656 p. 20, image 24 · Scale it, save it, or twist it below.
Recipe
Rye, bitters, and restrained sugar sharpened by a fresh ribbon of lemon oil.
Batch size
Rye whiskey
60ml
Demerara syrup
7.5ml
Aromatic bitters
2 dashes
2ml
How to make it
Manhattan
Dark, smooth, and all about whiskey spice meeting vermouth sweetness.