Manhattans
20 recipes
This Field Manual holds 20 recipes in the manhattan family. A manhattan is whiskey, sweet vermouth and bitters, stirred and served up. The martini’s sibling, built on a spirit that does not need protecting.
Rye is the traditional choice because its pepper cuts the vermouth’s sweetness, and bourbon makes a rounder, softer drink. The vermouth is the variable that matters most: it is wine, it oxidises, and a bottle open for a month makes a flat manhattan out of a good whiskey. Change the ratio towards the vermouth and you are moving towards a perfect manhattan, then towards a Rob Roy if the whiskey turns Scotch.
Base Spirit
Difficulty Level
Affinity
An Affinity is 30ml each of Scotch whisky, sweet vermouth and dry vermouth with two dashes of Angostura bitters, stirred over ice for 20 to 30 seconds and strained into a chilled
Algonquin
An Algonquin is 60ml of rye whiskey, 22.5ml of dry vermouth and 22.5ml of fresh pineapple juice, shaken hard for 10 to 12 seconds and double strained into a chilled coupe, with a
Black Manhattan
A Black Manhattan is 50ml of rye whiskey, 20ml of Averna and a dash each of Angostura and orange bitters, stirred over ice for 20 to 30 seconds and strained into a chilled coupe,
Blackthorn
This Blackthorn is the sloe gin version: 50ml of sloe gin, 25ml of sweet vermouth and two dashes of orange bitters, stirred over ice for 20 to 30 seconds and strained into a
Blood & Sand
A Blood & Sand is equal parts Scotch whisky, sweet vermouth, Cherry Heering and fresh orange juice, 25ml of each, shaken hard and double strained into a chilled coupe. An
Bobby Burns
A Bobby Burns is 45ml of Scotch, 45ml of sweet vermouth and 7.5ml of Bénédictine, stirred with ice for 20 to 30 seconds and strained into a chilled coupe, with a lemon twist
Brooklyn
A Brooklyn is 60ml of rye whiskey and 22.5ml of dry vermouth, with 7.5ml each of maraschino liqueur and Averna and two dashes of orange bitters, stirred over ice for 20 to 30
Corpse Reviver No. 1
Our Corpse Reviver No. 1 is 30ml each of cognac, Calvados and sweet vermouth, stirred over ice for 20 to 30 seconds and strained into a chilled coupe, with no garnish. About 2.9
Diamondback
A Diamondback is 45ml of rye, 22.5ml of calvados and 22.5ml of yellow Chartreuse, stirred over ice for 20 to 30 seconds and strained into a chilled Nick & Nora, with a cherry or
El Presidente
El Presidente is a stirred Cuban rum drink: 45ml white rum, 22.5ml dry vermouth, 10ml orange curaçao and 7.5ml grenadine, stirred for 20 to 30 seconds over ice and strained into a
Harvard
A Harvard is equal measures of cognac and sweet vermouth, 45ml each, with two dashes of Angostura and an optional 5ml of grenadine, stirred for 20 to 30 seconds, strained into a
La Louisiane
La Louisiane is 30ml each of rye whiskey, sweet vermouth and Bénédictine, with two dashes of absinthe and three of Peychaud’s bitters, stirred for 20 to 30 seconds and strained
Manhattan
A Manhattan is 50ml of rye whiskey, 20ml of sweet vermouth and a dash of Angostura bitters, stirred over ice for 20 to 30 seconds and strained into a chilled coupe, with a
Red Hook
A Red Hook is 60ml of rye whiskey, 22.5ml of Punt e Mes and 15ml of maraschino liqueur, stirred over ice for 20 to 30 seconds and strained into a chilled Nick and Nora glass with
Remember the Maine
Remember the Maine is 60ml of rye, 22.5ml of sweet vermouth and 15ml of dark cherry liqueur, stirred over ice for 20 to 30 seconds and strained into a chilled coupe rinsed with
Rob Roy
A Rob Roy is 60ml of Scotch whisky, 30ml of sweet vermouth and two dashes of Angostura bitters, stirred over ice for 20 to 30 seconds and strained into a chilled coupe, with a
The Emerald
The Emerald is 60ml of Irish whiskey, 30ml of sweet vermouth and three dashes of orange bitters, stirred over ice for 20 to 30 seconds and strained into a chilled coupe, with a
Tipperary
The Tipperary is 50ml of Irish whiskey, 25ml of sweet vermouth, 15ml of green Chartreuse and two dashes of Angostura bitters, stirred over ice for 20 to 30 seconds and strained
Vieux Carré
A Vieux Carré is 30ml each of rye whiskey, cognac and sweet vermouth, with 5ml of Bénédictine and two dashes of Peychaud’s bitters, stirred over ice for 20 to 30 seconds and
Widow’s Kiss
A Widow’s Kiss is 45ml of calvados, 22.5ml of yellow Chartreuse, 22.5ml of Bénédictine and two dashes of Angostura, stirred over ice for 20 to 30 seconds and strained into a