Manhattan Cocktail

Name: Manhattan Cocktail
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Yield: 1 drink
Ingredients: 2 ounces rye whiskey or bourbon; 1 ounce sweet vermouth; 2 dashes angostura bitters; Ice; 1 cherry in marasca syrup

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1 drink Easy

Total: Under 5 mins Active: Under 5 mins

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Ingredients (5)

2 ounces rye whiskey or bourbon
1 ounce sweet vermouth
2 dashes angostura bitters
Ice
1 cherry in marasca syrup

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Nutritional Information

Calories175
Fat0.02g
Saturated fat0.0g
Trans fat
Carbs2.14g
Fiber0.17g
Sugar1.33g
Protein0.11g
Cholesterol
Sodium1.44mg
Nutritional Analysis per serving (1 servings) Powered by

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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. If you’re a bourbon fan too, get our Old Fashioned Cocktail recipe.

by Patrick Sullivan

What to buy

Luxardo Maraschino Cherries

Unlike the shockingly red maraschinos that top the kids' sundaes, cherries in marasca syrup are chewy, dark, and free of food coloring. Look for the Italian brand Luxardo.
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Instructions

1Place a cocktail glass in the freezer to chill.
2Measure the whiskey and vermouth into a mixing glass. Add the bitters.
3Add ice and stir until chilled, about 30 seconds.
4Strain into the chilled cocktail glass.
5Drop the cherry into the glass and serve.

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