Name: Met Manhattan
Total time: 3 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 45 ml Bourbon whiskey; 22.5 ml Grand Marnier; 10 ml Butterscotch liqueur; 10 ml Chilled water; 1 dash Orange bitters

Met Manhattan
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Photographed in an UB Retro Coupe Gold 7.75oz

Ingredients:
1 ¹⁄₂ oz	Bourbon whiskey
³⁄₄ oz	Grand Marnier or other cognac orange liqueur
¹⁄₃ oz	Butterscotch liqueur
¹⁄₃ oz	Chilled water
1 dash	Orange Bitters by Angostura

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How to make:

Select and pre-chill a Coupe glass.
Prepare garnish of orange zest twist.
STIR all ingredients with ice.
FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
EXPRESS orange zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

Strength & taste guide:

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Review:

Bourbon and toffee orange. This was originally a shaken drink so in this stirred recipe I've added a splash of water to replicate the dilution imparted by shaking. However, perhaps better to forgo this and serve on-the-rocks in an old-fashioned glass.

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History:

A riff on the classic Manhattan cocktail discovered in the 1990s at The Met Bar in Metropolitan Hotel, London, England.
Manhattan cocktail history

Nutrition:

One serving of Met Manhattan contains 194 calories

Alcohol content:

1.8 standard drinks
28.1% alc./vol. (28.1° proof)
24.7 grams of pure alcohol

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