Name: Manhattan Transfer
Total time: 3 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 45 ml Rye whiskey 50% abv; 30 ml Dry vermouth; 30 ml Ramazzotti amaro; 1 dash Orange bitters

Manhattan Transfer
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Serve in a Coupe glass

Ingredients:
1 ¹⁄₂ oz	Straight rye whiskey (100 proof /50% alc./vol.)
1 oz	Strucchi Dry Vermouth
1 oz	Amaro (e.g. Ramazzotti)
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 (discarded) & Luxardo Maraschino Cherry .
STIR all ingredients with ice.
FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Dry vermouth - Sulphur Dioxide/Sulphites

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

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Review:

Amaro takes the place of aromatic bitters and adds bitter-sweetness in this riff on a Dry Manhattan.

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History:

Adapted from a recipe created in 2013 by Phil Ward at Mayahuel in New York City, USA.
See: Manhattan cocktail history

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Nutrition:

One serving of Manhattan Transfer contains 213 calories

Alcohol content:

2.1 standard drinks
27.69% alc./vol. (27.69° proof)
29.2 grams of pure alcohol

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Gui Menegon

27th September 2024 at 22:30

Tried with Nolly Prat and Cynar instead of Rama, 2 dashes of orange bitters... Great!

John CARR

19th August 2024 at 12:29

Intense and complex layering of flavours. Outstanding interplay: the vermouth and amaro bring out the rye spice and herbal bite. On the dry side of course, but the amaro adds enough sweetness that it’s balanced. As JH says, not a light cocktail.

Martin Schwartz

8th June 2024 at 14:25

I keep Ramazzotti in my liquor cabinet for this cocktail, the Ragtime cocktail, Tom Macy’s Rhapsody in Rye and for its intended purpose - a tasty digestivo.

John CARR

19th August 2024 at 12:45

Great suggestions, Martin. Having a look at Tom Macy’s website now (sorry Simon 😜).

Chris Haley

1st May 2024 at 01:53

Worth buying a bottle of Ramazzotti just to make these. Practically perfect.

Kyle Kuxhausen

5th September 2023 at 01:33

This is a great tasting Manhattan derivative. I will try it with a red vermouth next.

Deyan Kavrakov

16th August 2023 at 07:40

Remarkable. I used Averno Amaro, which is sweeter than Ramazzotti and balanced it with 2 dashes of Fee Brothers Old Fashioned bitters instead of Orange bitters. Excellent nuances. We tried it on the rocks also: It is great again.

John Hinojos

30th July 2022 at 00:21

Outstanding. Perfect for an aperitivo. Burst of flavours and decidedly dry and boozy. Not for any one looking for a mild, sweet aperitivo. Going on my favourites.

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