Garnish:
Skewered Luxardo maraschino cherry
How to make:
STIR all ingredients with ice and strain into chilled glass.
1 fl oz | Bourbon whiskey |
5/6 fl oz | Rosso/rouge (sweet) vermouth |
2/3 fl oz | Straight rye whiskey (100 proof / 50% alc./vol.) |
1/3 fl oz | Luxardo Maraschino liqueur |
1/4 fl oz | Cherry Heering cherry brandy liqueur |
4 drop | Bob's Vanilla bitters |
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Review:
"Cherry" may be upfront in the name of this Sweet Manhattan riff but the cherry notes are far from dominant – garnish excluded.
History:
Created by yours truly in January 2022 at the Clocktower in Rye, England.
Nutrition:
One serving of Cherry Manhattan contains 202 calories.
Alcohol content:
- 1.9 standard drinks
- 28.17% alc./vol. (56.34° proof)
- 26.1 grams of pure alcohol
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