Manhattan
makes 1 drink
How can such simple perfection be so screwed up by so many? A Manhattan must have bitters. It isn't a Manhattan without bitters; it's just whiskey and vermouth, with a cherry to add to the disguise.
This recipe comes from Rob Chirico's Hair of the Dog. For more of Rob's great cocktails, buy his Field Guide to Cocktails.
2 ounces straight rye or bourbon
1 ounce sweet vermouth
Dash of Angostura bitters
prep: 5 minutes
total: 5 minutes
pitcher
strainer
chilled cocktail glass
Combine the ingredients in a pitcher half filled with ice, gently stir and then strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with a maraschino cherry.
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