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Manhattan Cocktail

Proportions for the classic Manhattan are two (sometimes three) parts whiskey to one part sweet vermouth, with a little aromatic boost from bitters. The drink is believed to date from 1874, created by a bartender at New York’s Manhattan Club. “Since New York was a rye town in those days,” writes cocktail expert Dale DeGroff in The Craft of the Cocktail, “the original Manhattan was made with rye whiskey.” Bourbon Manhattans are a thing in the South.

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Ingredients

number of servings
1
  • 2 ounce rye whiskey or bourbon Added to
  • 1 ounce Sweet Vermouth Added to
  • 2 dash angostura bitters Added to
  • ice cream Added to
  • 1 cherry in marasca syrup Added to
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Directions

5 min.
1. Step

Place a cocktail glass in the freezer to chill.

2. Step

Measure the whiskey and vermouth into a mixing glass. Add the bitters.

3. Step

Add ice and stir until chilled, about 0 seconds.

4. Step

Strain into the chilled cocktail glass.

5. Step

Drop the cherry into the glass and serve.

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