Manhattan

Name: Manhattan
Yield: Serves 8
Ingredients: lemon twist for a dry Manhattan (made with dry vermouth); lemon twist for a dry Manhattan (made with dry vermouth); 30 ml Italian vermouth, dry or red (depending upon which type of Manhattan you are making); 2 drops Angostura bitters; 30 ml Italian vermouth, dry or red (depending upon which type of Manhattan you are making); 30 ml Italian vermouth, dry or red (depending upon which type of Manhattan you are making); 30 ml Canadian Club; lemon twist/cherry for a perfect Manhattan (made with equal measures of both, totalling 30 ml); lemon twist/cherry for a perfect Manhattan (made with equal measures of both, totalling 30 ml); maraschino cherry for a sweet Manhattan (made with red vermouth); maraschino cherry for a sweet Manhattan (made with red vermouth)

Preparation info

Serves
8

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Le Caprice

By AA Gill and Mark Hix

Published 1999

About

The Manhattan has always attracted controversy: should it be dry, sweet or perfect! ‘Straight up’ or ‘on the rocks’? The only answer is to ask for preferences.

Ingredients

30 ml Canadian Club
30 ml Italian vermouth, dry or red

Drinks
Gluten-free
Vegan

Method

For a Manhattan ‘on the rocks’, fill a whisky tumbler with ice and pour over the Canadian Club, vermouth and bitters.

Place another inverted tumbler over the first and shake twice. Garnish and serve.

For a Manhattan ‘straight up’, fill a mixing glass with ice, pour over all the ingredients and stir for 10 seconds.

Strain into a chilled Martini-style glass, garnish and se