This manhattan cocktail recipe is rye, sweet vermouth, and bitters, stirred with ice. It is not an old fashioned or a whiskey sour.
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Manhattan
- Total Time: 5 minutes
- Yield: 1 cocktail 1x
Description
Manhattan. From Your Daily Hit.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 ounces (60ml) rye whiskey
- 1 ounce (30ml) sweet vermouth
- 2 dashes Angostura bitters
- Cherry for garnish
- Ice for stirring
Instructions
- Add rye, vermouth, and bitters to a mixing glass with ice.
- Stir until very cold, about 20 seconds.
- Strain into a chilled coupe.
- Garnish with the cherry.
Notes
Stir, do not shake. Shaking makes it cloudy and watery.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Cocktail
- Method: Stirred
- Cuisine: American
Stir
A mixing glass and ice. The spoon should sound quiet, not like a shaker.
Vermouth
Keep the bottle in the fridge. Warm vermouth tastes flat.
Cherry
A real cocktail cherry. A neon one stains the drink.
Glass
Cold. A warm coupe undoes the stir.
Nutrition (estimated)
About 170 calories per serving. Estimate only, not a lab test.
FAQ
Bourbon?
It makes a sweeter Manhattan. Rye is the sharper classic.
Dry vermouth?
That is a perfect or dry Manhattan if you split or swap it. This one is sweet vermouth.
On the rocks?
Yes, in a short glass, if you do not want it up.
Bitters?
Two dashes. More and the drink tastes like spice tea.
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