Manhattan
makes 1 drink
Recipe from Rob Chirico
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.
ingredients
2 ounces straight rye or bourbon
1 ounce sweet vermouth
Dash of Angostura bitters
timer
prep: 5 minutes
total: 5 minutes
tools
pitcher
strainer
chilled cocktail glass
instructions
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.
Comments
Says: November 26, 2008 at 11:45 AM
I admit to liking a really sweet Manhattan made with a more assertive bourbon--like a 50/50 with Basil Hayden's and a splash of cherry syrup with the bitters. I'm just a fan of the sweet...but it's the bourbon that keeps me coming back to this one.