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The Perfect Mahattan

by Taylor Leclere

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Ingredients

Steps

  1. Chill a Coupe Glass w/ ice

  2. In a mixing glass, add 2 oz. Bourbon or Rye Whiskey, 1 oz. Sweet Vermouth, and 2 dashes Angostura Bitters

  3. Add ice and stir 20-22 times. 

  4. Dump ice in coupe glass and strain cocktail from mixing glass to coupe. 

  5. Add one Luxardo cherry as garnish 

taylor recommends...

Buffalo Trace Bourbon for a sweeter Manhattan,

Michter's Rye for a spicier Manhattan

Carpano Antica for Sweet Vermouth

Add two dashes of orange bitters to make an orange manhattan

Try substituting Cynar for Sweet Vermouth for a more aromatic flavor

  1. 2 oz. Bourbon or Rye Whiskey

  2. 1 oz. Sweet Vermouth

  3. 2 dashes Angostura Bitters

  4. 1 Luxardo Cherry

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Dale Ramirez

average rating is 3 out of 5

Las Vegas, NV

Honestly was skeptical when i saw shake, but tbh so much better then when you churn it!! Right on!!

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kevin de leon

average rating is 3 out of 5

Baton Rouge, LA

Okay so to be fair, there are several sazerac recipes that all claim to be authentic, but as a new orleans native i gotta say this one would pass my dads test. and that says something.

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the barman

average rating is 3 out of 5

santa barbara, ca

agave is the future, i swear.
i will never put triple sec in another margarita as long as i live.

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Lorry

average rating is 3 out of 5

San Antonio, tx

God try it with the rye.
been drinking bourbon my whole life, but that spice though!!!

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tj star

average rating is 3 out of 5

los angeles, ca

I've been doing this without a dry shake my entire life and a whole new world has opened up to me now.
love these recipes and this course!!

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Christian l.

average rating is 3 out of 5

London, UK

This is a proper old fashioned.
None of that muddled cherry nonsense, super old school!

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Jim Stevens

average rating is 3 out of 5

I really liked that Taylor recommended specific kinds of gin and vermouth. I have no idea about thes things.

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Gracie Wall

average rating is 3 out of 5

Made this on New Year's Eve and it was so good! Impressed everyone.

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Cindy S.

average rating is 3 out of 5

This martini is absolutely fantastic. It's a classic in every way. So glad I found this site!

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Grace sez

average rating is 3 out of 5

Roma

So wonderful

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Another writer

average rating is 3 out of 5

LA

GREAT

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CIndy

average rating is 3 out of 5

here

so fab

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