Manhattan

Yield: 1.0 Glass: Chilled coupe or Nick & Nora, 5–6 oz

Adjust for any number of servings while keeping the ingredient proportions intact.

classic cocktail whiskey stirred seeded

Ingredients

2 oz rye whiskey
1 oz sweet vermouth
2 dash Angostura bitters
Brandied cherry, for garnish

Instructions

Stir with ice and strain into a chilled coupe or over one large cube.

Behind the drink

A little history

1870s New York

The Manhattan emerged in New York in the 1870s, but the famous story tying it to a banquet for Lady Randolph Churchill is chronologically doubtful. Whiskey, sweet vermouth, and bitters established one of the great cocktail templates.

Manhattan history