Julee Rosso, Sheila Lukins

Sweet Manhattan

Preparation info

  • 1

    cocktail
    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
top 1000The New Basics Cookbook
The New Basics Cookbook

By Sheila Lukins and Julee Rosso

Published 1989

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Ingredients

  • 4½ ounces bourbon or rye
  • 1½ ounces sweet Italian vermouth
  • Dash of Angostura b

Method

Pour the bourbon and vermouth over cracked ice in a cocktail shaker. Add the bitters and stir with a long-handled spoon. Strain into a cocktail glass and dazzle with a long-stemmed cherry and an orange twist.

  • For a dry Manhattan, substitute dry vermouth and garnish with a twist of lemon or lime.
  • For a Rob Roy, substitute scotch for bourbon or rye, leave o