Manhattan Cocktail Recipe
The Manhattan is the drink you order when you want to look like you know your way around a bar. Two pours, a dash of bitters, a twist of orange. It has barely changed in over a century because it never needed to.
Ingredients
- Rye whiskey - 60ml (2 Squeezes)
- Sweet vermouth - 30ml (1 Squeeze)
- Angostura bitters - a dash
- Orange peel to garnish
Method
- Fill a glass with ice.
- Pour in the rye whiskey and sweet vermouth.
- Add a dash of bitters.
- Stir with a cocktail spoon until cold.
- Twist a strip of orange peel over the top and drop it in.
Squeeze Tip
Stir it, never shake it. Shaking clouds the drink and waters it down. A slow stir over good ice keeps it silky and strong.