The Manhattan is complex, challenging and moreish. Best of all, it's available in a style to suit every palate.
Manhattan (IBA)
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The Manhattan is complex, challenging and moreish. Best of all, it's available in a style to suit every palate.
Recipe Source
Recipe source: International Bartenders Association
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Ingredients: Manhattan (IBA)
Ingredients
Whiskey - Rye · ingredient
Vermouth - Sweet · ingredient
Bitters · ingredient
Garnish
Cherry · supply
Drinkware
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Coupe · tool
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Martini · tool
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Tool
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Mixing Glass · tool
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Spoon · tool
Prep: Stirring
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Strainer · tool
Prep: Cocktail
Steps: Manhattan (IBA)
1
Pour
1 min
Pour all ingredients into mixing glass with ice cubes.
Pour slowly over the back of a bar spoon to layer cleanly.
2
Stir
1 min
Stir well.
Stir gently for 20-30 seconds. Stirring chills without diluting as much as shaking.
3
Strain
1 min
Strain into chilled cocktail glass.
Use a fine mesh strainer (double strain) for a silky-smooth cocktail.
Recommended Whiskey - Rye
Materials
Bulleit '95' Rye · ingredient
A rich and spicy rye whiskey, with one of highest rye ratios (95%) we've seen.
Recommended Bitters
Materials
Angostura Aromatic Bitters · ingredient
Angostura bitters is a concentrated bitters, or botanically infused alcoholic mixture, made of water, 44.7% ethanol, gentian, herbs and spices, by House of Angostura in Trinidad and Tobago.
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Peychaud's Bitters · ingredient
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cocktail · recipe
Manhattan (IBA)
5 min · 1 cocktail
Origin
New York City, 1860s-1870s. One of the most iconic cocktails ever created. Origins disputed between multiple Manhattan bars.
Rating
3
Recipe Source
International Bartenders Association
Materials
Ingredients
Whiskey - Rye · ingredient
Vermouth - Sweet · ingredient
Bitters · ingredient
Garnish
Cherry · supply
Drinkware
1
Coupe · tool
Show 1
1
Martini · tool
Show 1
Tool
1
Mixing Glass · tool
Show 1
1
Spoon · tool
Prep: Stirring
Show 1
Strainer · tool
Prep: Cocktail
Steps
1
Pour
1 min
Pour all ingredients into mixing glass with ice cubes.
Pour slowly over the back of a bar spoon to layer cleanly.
2
Stir
1 min
Stir well.
Stir gently for 20-30 seconds. Stirring chills without diluting as much as shaking.
3
Strain
1 min
Strain into chilled cocktail glass.
Use a fine mesh strainer (double strain) for a silky-smooth cocktail.