Let's get this straight right away: I know that the "typical" Manhattan recipe is 2:1 whiskey to vermouth plus a shot of bitters. I see two problems with this recipe:
- Not enough whiskey
- Too many bitters
So I've developed the preferred recipe. In a bar I'll drink whatever comes in the glass, but when I'm home in my jammies, and the Manhattan nightmares come creeping, this is what I use to drown them
I'm gonna enjoy this...
Badass Manhattan
3 parts bourbon (ahem, quality matters. Try Woodford Reserve - it's real good)
1 part sweet vermouth
1 cherry
Cherry juice
Ice
- Fill a cocktail shaker half-full with ice
- Enter the alcohol (bourbon & vermouth)
- Stir - don't shake
- Drop a cherry and a little juice (maybe 1/2 tsp?) into a clean cocktail glass (you know, a martini glass)
- Strain your liquor into the glass
- Enjoy with friends (or alone - I won't judge you)
That's it!
FAQs
- Is that it? >> Yeah, it's simple. I saw some receipes for super-complex Manhattans out there, but are you really going to spend 30 minutes caramelizing pears and all that nonsense? No, you are not.
- Do you really put a full part of vermouth in your Manhattan? >> Well, no, I don't. I usually put ~3/4 of a part of vermouth. I guess I prefer the taste of bourbon to the taste of vermouth - sue me.
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