Name: Preakness Manhattan
Total time: 4 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 45 ml Bourbon whiskey; 7.5 ml Cognac (brandy); 15 ml Bénédictine D.O.M.; 15 ml Rosso/sweet vermouth; 3 dash Aromatic bitters

Ingredients

1 ¹⁄₂ fl oz

Bourbon whiskey

¹⁄₄ fl oz

Cognac (brandy)

¹⁄₂ fl oz

Bénédictine D.O.M. liqueur

¹⁄₂ fl oz

Strucchi Rosso Vermouth

3 dash

Angostura Aromatic Bitters

How to make

Glassware

Prepare

Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.

Prepare garnish of lemon zest twist.

Method

STIR all ingredients with ice.

STRAIN into chilled glass.

Garnish

EXPRESS lemon zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

Flavour Profile

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

One serving of Preakness Manhattan contains 201 calories

Alcohol content:

1.8 standard drinks
30.26% alc./vol. (60.53° proof)
25.3 grams of pure alcohol

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Rosso/rouge/sweet vermouth (di Torino) — Sulphur Dioxide/Sulphites

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Comments & Discussion

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Nathan Korff 1w

Delightful, although first few sips made me want to add a small ice cube, after a little dilution it really sang. Great recipe, thank you!

Adrian Timms 10w

Love this!
Does a “Scottish” variant already exist in the guide?
I find the following to be equally sublime but characteristically different:
Bourbon 1-1/2 oz (I use Michters for a superb trade-off of smooth versus price)
Peaty Scotch 1/2 oz ( I use Laphroaig 10 year)
Drambuie 1/2 oz
Carpano Antica Formula sweet vermouth 1/2 oz
3-dash bitters (Fee Brothers)

Simon Difford Verified User Premium Member 10w

A Preakness Rob Roy perhaps? No, recipe like yours on Difford's Guide so far. You most welcome to upload yourself.

Rob de Santos Premium Member 10w

I like it. Well done Adrian. Definitely add it to the contributed drinks.

Diane Denison 11w

This may be my new favorite way to make a Manhattan.

Frederic D. Premium Member 20w

Very nice drink. I agree with John Carr below that it is superior to the Preakness cocktail. The cognac adds a really interesting nuance that the other drink lacks.

John CARR Premium Member 21w

Definitely prefer this to the Preakness cocktail. Loads going on and love the little touch of vinous dryness from the cognac. Be sure to give a decent stir to open up the flavours. Personally I’d even consider splitting the vermouth with half dry to really ramp it up and counterpoint the Benedictine. Next time.

Fredrik Rosin 22w

Fantastic cocktail! I added 2-3 drops of saline solution to balance all the flavours. Did quite the trick.

Josh Harpoon 22w

A nice one, like it.

CJ Grant 1y

I went with a half ounce of brandy (a local pear brandy that is not heavy on the pear) and orange bitters. I like that the brandy brings a little nuance and pairs with the Benedictine well. I am usually wary of a bourbon cocktail, especially when I am using a shelf bourbon, as it can tend to get lost, but it provides a nice, lightly smoky sweet base here.

Graeme McPherson 1y

Ooooh! I think I might like this more than a conventional Manhattan! I made this and sipped on it while watching an old 50’s noir movie and it was the perfect accompaniment.