Name: Rat Pack Manhattan
Prep time: 3 min
Total time: 3 min
Yield: 1
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 2.5 ml Grand Marnier liqueur; 45 ml Whiskey - Bourbon whiskey; 22.5 ml Vermouth - Rosso/rouge (sweet) vermouth; 22.5 ml Vermouth - Dry; 3 Angostura or other aromatic bitters

Serve in a

Martini glass

Garnish:

Orange zest twist & Luxardo Maraschino cherry

How to make:

Chill glass, add Grand Marnier, swirl to coat and then DISCARD. STIR other ingredients with ice and strain into liqueur coated glass.

1/12 fl oz	Grand Marnier or other cognac orange liqueur
1 1/2 fl oz	Bourbon whiskey
3/4 fl oz	Martini Rosso sweet vermouth
3/4 fl oz	Noilly Prat Extra Dry
3 dash	Angostura Aromatic Bitters
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Review:

An orangey riff on a classic Perfect Manhattan.

Gentle

Boozy

Sweet

Dry/sour

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History:

Adapted from a recipe created in 2000 by Wayne Collins at High Holborn, London, England. Originally Wayne used different whiskies to represent each of the Rat Pack crooners, with the Grand Marnier rinse to honor Sammy Davis, who he described as "the wild card of the bunch."

Our Manhattan cocktail page features a detailed history and common variants.

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Nutrition:

One serving of Rat Pack Manhattan contains 172 calories.

Alcohol content:

1.6 standard drinks
24.35% alc./vol. (48.7° proof)
22.7 grams of pure alcohol

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