Best Perfect Bourbon Manhattans Recipes

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PERFECT MANHATTAN



Perfect Manhattan image

Provided by Geoffrey Zakarian

Categories     beverage

Time 5m

Yield 1 drink

Number Of Ingredients 5

2 3/4 ounces rye whiskey
1/2 ounce dry vermouth
1/2 ounce sweet vermouth
2 dashes Angostura bitters
Lemon twist, for garnish

Steps:

  • Combine the rye, dry vermouth, sweet vermouth and bitters in a cocktail shaker, add ice, and stir until chilled. Strain the mixture into a chilled coupe glass. Garnish with the lemon twist and serve immediately.

MANHATTAN COCKTAIL



Manhattan Cocktail image

The Manhattan is a classic cocktail believed to date back to the late 1800s. It's made with a bracing mixture of bourbon or rye whiskey mixed with sweet vermouth and a dash of Angostura bitters.

Provided by Allrecipes

Categories     Drinks Recipes     Cocktail Recipes     Whiskey Drinks Recipes

Time 5m

Yield 1

Number Of Ingredients 5

2 fluid ounces rye whiskey
½ fluid ounce sweet vermouth
1 dash Angostura bitters
1 cup ice cubes
1 maraschino cherry

Steps:

  • Combine whiskey, vermouth, and bitters in a cocktail mixing class. Add ice and stir until chilled. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass.
  • Garnish with a maraschino cherry.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 169.4 calories, Carbohydrate 4 g, Fiber 0.1 g, Sodium 1.9 mg, Sugar 1.1 g

BOURBON MANHATTAN - A CLASSIC COCKTAIL



Bourbon Manhattan - a Classic Cocktail image

This is the cocktail for all of you who aren't martini drinkers. The addition of just a little cherry juice makes for a very smooth drink.

Provided by Alan in SW Florida

Categories     Beverages

Time 2m

Yield 1 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 5

2 ounces Bourbon (use a good quality, such as Maker's Mark)
3/4-1 ounce sweet vermouth, depending on taste
2 -3 dashes Angostura bitters (or orange bitters, if you can find them)
1 teaspoon cherry juice (from the jar of maraschino cherries)
1 maraschino cherry, preferably on its stem

Steps:

  • In a mixing glass, half-filled with ice cubes, combine all the ingredients, except the cherry. Stir a couple of times.
  • Strain into a cocktail (martini) glass. Let the cherry drop to the bottom.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 172.3, Sodium 0.8, Carbohydrate 2.1, Fiber 0.2, Sugar 1.9

PERFECT BOURBON MANHATTANS



Perfect Bourbon Manhattans image

When this classic cocktail was invented, in the late 1800s, it called for rye. Here, bourbon gets to be the star, and the combination of sweet and dry vermouth makes our version "perfect."

Provided by Shelley Wiseman

Time 5m

Yield Makes 2 drinks

Number Of Ingredients 5

4 ounces (1/2 cup) bourbon
1 ounce (2 tablespoons) sweet vermouth
1 ounce (2 tablespoons) dry vermouth
2 dashes Angostura bitters
Garnish: maraschino cherries

Steps:

  • Fill a cocktail shaker halfway with cracked ice, then add all ingredients and shake or stir well. Strain into 2 chilled Martini glasses.

THE MAPLE PERFECT MANHATTAN



The Maple Perfect Manhattan image

Provided by Jeff Mauro, host of Sandwich King

Categories     beverage

Time 5m

Yield 1 serving

Number Of Ingredients 6

2 ounces rye (Knob Creek Rye is good)
1/2 ounce dry vermouth
1 tablespoon pure maple syrup
2 dashes bitters
Ice
Pickled cherries

Steps:

  • Add the rye, vermouth, maple syrup and bitters into cocktail shaker. Shake it up, pour over good ice in a large and manly rocks glass. Add skewered cherries and drink.

PERFECT MANHATTAN



Perfect Manhattan image

Here, the word "perfect" refers not to the quality of the classic cocktail (though we do love this version), but to the equal amounts of sweet and dry vermouth used to make it.

Categories     Bitters     Bourbon     Alcoholic     Christmas     Cocktail Party     Cocktail     Drink     Anniversary     Whiskey

Yield Makes 1 drink

Number Of Ingredients 5

2 ounces rye or bourbon whiskey
1/2 ounce sweet vermouth
1/2 ounce dry vermouth
2 dashes Angostura or orange bitters
Maraschino cherry or small piece lemon peel for garnish

Steps:

  • In mixing glass or cocktail shaker filled with ice, combine whiskey, vermouth, and bitters. Stir well, about 20 seconds, then strain into cocktail glass. Add cherry or twist lemon peel directly over drink to release essential oils, and serve.

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