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Written by Jack Robertsford
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 Manhattan
Ingredients:
Whiskey, Rye or Canadian, 5 parts.
Sweet Red vermouth, 2 parts.
Angostura bitters, a dash.
Action:
Stirred over ice, strained into a chilled glass, garnished, served straight up.
Garnish:
Maraschino cherry.
Type:
Before-dinner cocktail - dry or medium, apéritif.
Standard drinkware:
Cocktail glass.
Variations on the classic Manhattan:
A Rob Roy is made with Scotch whisky.
A Dry Manhattan is made with dry vermouth instead of sweet vermouth and served with a twist.
A Perfect Manhattan is made with equal parts sweet and dry vermouth.
A Brandy Manhattan is made with brandy rather than rye.
A Ruby Manhattan is made with port rather than vermouth.
A Metropolitan is similar to a brandy manhattan, but with a 3-to-1 ratio of cognac or brandy to vermouth.
A Cuban Manhattan is a Perfect Manhattan with dark rum as its principal ingredient.
A Latin Manhattan is made with equal parts of white rum, sweet and dry vermouth, and a splash of Maraschino cherry juice, served up with a twist.
IBA Official Cocktail; one of several cocktails selected by the International Bartenders Association (IBA).
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