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Perfect Manhattan Recipe + Video
The Best Manhattan Cocktail - Bold and sweet, the perfect cocktail for any occasion.
Prep Time
2 mins
Cook Time
2 mins
Total Time
7 mins
Servings: 1 cocktail
Calories: 190 kcal
Course:
Drinks
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 2.5 ounces bourbon or rye whiskey
- 1 ounce sweet vermouth like Antica
- 2 dashes angostura bitters
- Garnishes: twist of lemon rind, orange rind, or a maraschini cherry
Instructions
- For each Manhattan Cocktail, add ice to a cocktail shaker. Add the bourbon, sweet vermouth, and bitters.
- Stir with a bar spoon. Do not shake. Then strain into a coupe cocktail glass, or into a low ball glass over a large ice cube.
- Garnish with a marischino cherry, lemon rind twist, or orange rind twist.
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Notes
- If you happen to be out of sweet vermouth and you want to make a Manhattan, you can use port or sweet Madeira if you like. Just know that technically you no longer have a Manhattan cocktail.
Nutrition Information
Serving
1drink
Calories
190kcal
(10%)
Carbohydrates
2g
(1%)
Protein
1g
(2%)
Sodium
1mg
(0%)
Potassium
1mg
(0%)
Sugar
1g
(2%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 1cocktail
Amount Per Serving
Calories 190
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1drink | |
| Calories | 190kcal | 10% |
| Carbohydrates | 2g | 1% |
| Protein | 1g | 2% |
| Sodium | 1mg | 0% |
| Potassium | 1mg | 0% |
| Sugar | 1g | 2% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.