Portobello Star Manhattan (Perfect)

Serve in a Coupe glass...
2	fl oz	Rittenhouse Bottled In Bond Straight Rye Whisky
½	fl oz	Noilly Prat Extra Dry Vermouth
½	fl oz	Carpano Antica Formula Vermouth
1	dash	Bob's Abbotts Bitters

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How to make:

STIR all ingredients with ice and strain into chilled glass.

Garnish:

Cherry on stick

Comment:

Rye based (originally Jim Beam) perfectly served with dry vermouth and Antica Formula

About:

Jake Burger introduced his take on the Perfect Manhattan at the Portobello Star, Notting Hill, London, England in 2011 after working with Robert Petrie of Bob’s Bitters fame to make a reproduction of Abbott’s Bitters. Jake uses Jim Beam rye whiskey, Noilly Prat Blanc Original dry vermouth, Carpano Antica Formula and Abbott’s Bitters.

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