Manhattan
Gather these
Ingredients
- 2 oz Rye Whiskey
- 1 oz sweet vermouth
- 2 dashes Angostura bitters
- 1 Luxardo cherry or 1 orange zest twist
Let’s make it
Method
- Fill a pint glass with ice. Add the rye, vermouth, and bitters and stir well.
- Strain into a chilled coupe and garnish with the cherry or orange zest.
The earliest known printed recipe for the Manhattan was published in O. H. Byron’s 1884 Modern Bartenders’ Guide, which cites two versions: one made with French vermouth, the other with Italian.