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Spirit-forward · Shaken · Historical · complexity 2/5

Manhattan

Imported from Cocktail-Ology

Served in Cocktail glass. Ice: Ice.

Variants (4)

Cocktail-Ology by Count Benvenito Martini (1916) — Cocktail-Ology, dry Manhattan

3 partrye whiskey — ryebase
1 wholeCherry garnish
0.5 partdry vermouth — French vermouthmodifier
0.5 partsweet vermouth — Italian vermouthmodifier
  1. Shake well, strain into a cocktail glass, and add cherry.

Garnish: Cherry

Ice: Ice

Cocktail-Ology by Count Benvenito Martini (1916) — Cocktail-Ology, sweet Manhattan

2 partrye whiskey — ryebase
1 wholeCherry garnish
1 partsweet vermouth — Italian vermouthmodifier
  1. Shake well, strain into a cocktail glass, and add cherry.

Garnish: Cherry

Ice: Ice

The Old Waldorf-Astoria Bar Book by Albert Stevens Crockett (1935, p.58)

1 dashorange bitters base
0.5 partrye whiskey — Rye whiskeybase
0.5 partsweet vermouth — Italian vermouthmodifier
  1. Stir with ice.
  2. Serve with maraschino cherry.

The Artistry of Mixing Drinks by Frank Meier (1936, p.33)

0.5 partrye whiskey — Rye Whiskeybase
0.25 partsweet vermouth — Italian Vermouthbase
0.25 partdry vermouth — French Vermouthmodifier
  1. Stir well and serve.

Lineage reconciliation

See also: Manhattan No. 2, Manhattan Junior