Cocktail recipe
Manhattan
Cocktail glass · Cocktail · United States / New York City
Pour Manhattan when you want something bitter and dry: a cocktail centered on Sweet Vermouth.
Ingredients
- 3/4 ozSweet Vermouth
- 2 1/2 oz BlendedBourbon
- dashAngostura bitters
- 2 or 3Ice
- 1Maraschino cherry
- 1 twist ofOrange peel
How to make it
- Stirred over ice, strained into a chilled glass, garnished, and served up.
Story
Often tied to a 1870s New York party at the Manhattan Club, this whiskey–vermouth–bitters triad defined American elegance.
Best for
sophisticated · reflective · bitter · dry