How to Make a Manhattan
While most of cocktail society seems to agree that the martini reigns as the ultimate cocktail, the manhattan runs a close second.
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You Will Need
- 2.0 oz rye whiskey (or bourbon)
- 1.0 oz sweet vermouth (or dry)
- 2.0 dashes bitter
- A maraschino cherry
- Ice
- A mixing glass
- A strainer
- A long spoon
- A cocktail glass (or rocks glass)
Steps
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Step 1
Fill glass w/ ice
Fill the mixing glass with ice.
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Step 2
Add rye
Add the rye.
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Bourbon gradually surpassed rye in popularity after Prohibition and has become a common substitute. It will give your drink a smokier flavor.
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Step 3
Add sweet vermouth
Add the sweet vermouth.
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A "dry Manhattan" replaces sweet vermouth with dry vermouth; a "perfect Manhattan" is made with half dry and half sweet vermouth.
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Step 4
Add 2 dashes of bitters
Add the two dashes of bitters.
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Step 5
Stir w/ spoon
Stir with the spoon until the mixing glass is cold to the touch.
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Step 6
Place cherry
Place a cherry in the cocktail glass.
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To serve your Manhattan "on the rocks," pour it over fresh ice in a rocks glass.
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Step 7
Strain mixture
Strain the mixture into the glass and celebrate one tasty town.
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At least two other New York City boroughs have drinks named after them — a Bronx mixes gin, orange juice, and two kinds of vermouth, while a Brooklyn uses rye, vermouth, maraschino liqueur, and Amer Picon, a bitter cordial.
