Name: Manhattan Transfer
Total time: 3 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 45 ml Rye whiskey 50% abv; 30 ml Dry vermouth; 30 ml Amaro (e.g. Ramazzotti); 1 dash Orange bitters

Ingredients

1 1/2 fl oz

Straight rye whiskey (100 proof /50% alc./vol.)

1 fl oz

Strucchi Dry Vermouth

1 fl oz

Amaro (e.g. Ramazzotti)

1 dash

Orange Bitters by Angostura

How to make

Glassware

Prepare

Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.

Prepare garnish of orange zest twist and skewered Luxardo Maraschino Cherry.

Method

STIR all ingredients with ice.

FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Garnish

EXPRESS orange zest twist over cocktail and discard.

Garnish with maraschino cherry.

Flavour Profile

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

One serving of Manhattan Transfer contains 213 calories

Alcohol content:

2.1 standard drinks
27.69% alc./vol. (55.38° proof)
29.2 grams of pure alcohol

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Dry vermouth — Sulphur Dioxide/Sulphites

Comments & Discussion

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Steve Hotopp 7w

I don't know if truly discerning drinkers would consider my tastes pedestrian, but I made this with Rittenhouse and Averna and found it to be quite good. The dry vermouth tilts it away from what might have been too sweet territory.

Florian Ruf Premium Member 11w

Made it with Sazerac and Nonino Quintessenzia which resulted in a much lighter coloured and very aromatic cocktail. For me the orange zest seems to be crucial. I got a clear rye taste but more light and complex.

Jeffrey Moore 1y

A lot will depend on the Rye you choose. I suggest a "Barely Legal" Rye (51% rye) like a Sazerac or Rittenhouse. Rittenhouse is sweeter. In this particular cocktail, that is what I'd use next time due to the dryness of this cocktail. A higher rye mashbill would be too dry, imo.

John CARR Premium Member 1y

Also prety good with amaro abano, though did need a few drops of aromatic bitters (Bitter Truth) to give a suitably Manhattan punch.

Gui Menegon 1y

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

John CARR Premium Member 2y

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 2y

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 Premium Member 2y

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

Chris Haley Premium Member 2y

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

Kyle Kuxhausen 2y

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

Deyan Kavrakov 3y

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.