Manhattan
Rye and sweet vermouth in a wool overcoat.
Ingredients
- 60 ml Rye whiskey
- 25 ml Sweet vermouth
- 2 dashes Angostura bitters
Method
Stir over ice, strain into a chilled coupe.
- Glass
- Coupe
- Ice
- None in the glass — served up, chilled
- Garnish
- Cherry
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Takes
- About 3 minutes
- Strength
- Strong
- Style
- Stirred
- Tastes
- bitter and spirit-forward
If you're missing something
- Rye whiskey → Bourbon — sweeter and rounder, so the drink loses some of its bite
Where it comes from
New York, 1880s, and long associated with the Manhattan Club. One of the first cocktails to use vermouth as a modifier rather than a base, which set the template for a whole family of stirred drinks.
About this recipe
Charlie Tyler — Editor, Drinki
Specs cross-checked against standard published recipes and IBA measures.
Specs last checked .