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Are you Man-hattan enough?

Name: Are you Man-hattan enough?
Total time: 3 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 30 ml Añejo tequila; 30 ml Mezcal; 30 ml Rosso/sweet vermouth; 7.5 ml Chilli liqueur

Difford’s Guide

Discerning Drinkers (17)

Measurements in:

Serves:

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Ingredients
1 fl oz	Añejo tequila (100% agave)
1 fl oz	Del Maguey Vida Clásico Mezcal
1 fl oz	Strucchi Rosso Vermouth (chilled)
¹⁄₄ fl oz	Chilli liqueur

How to make

Glass

Photographed in an Urban Bar Plain Retro Coupette 15cl

Prepare

Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.
Prepare garnish of orange zest twist.

Method

STIR all ingredients with ice.
STRAIN into chilled glass.

Garnish

EXPRESS orange 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 Are you Man-hattan enough? contains 198 calories

Alcohol content:

1.8 standard drinks
26.17% alc./vol. (52.33° proof)
25.6 grams of pure alcohol

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

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

History

Recipe by yours truly in August 2025.

More cocktails by Simon Difford

Review

A Chili Agave Manhattan with attitude. It might lack nuance, but it doesn't lack favour.

AKA: Mucho Macho Man-hattan

Patron Anejo tequila 375ml - makes 12.5 cocktails
$29.99 $2.40 per cocktail Patron Anejo tequila image

Del Maguey Vida Clásico Mezcal 750ml - makes 25 cocktails
$42.99 $1.72 per cocktail

$4.12 per cocktail*

Makes a minimum of 12.5 cocktails.
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Comments & Discussion

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Chris Dimal 15w

I love your reviews normally, but I disagree here. I believe that it does have nuance. The chili is actually the opening note in my opinion with its heat and spiciness (I used Ancho Reyes), then the Mezcal, Tequila and the vermouth deliver a wonderful, nuanced suckerpunch where the agave comes through rich and smokey with dried fruit, spiced sweet vermouth and it's finished with the chili again. Delightful and complex Manhattan variation which can surprise and delight.

Josh Harpoon 17w

My first mezcal cocktail, no chile liqueur but I put some drops of Tabasco, maybe a drop too much. I like the mezcal (a smoky San Cosme).
This cocktail is a nice mix of flavours by the mezcal and tequila with a sweet note of the vermouth and a fresh orange zest.
Will made it again (one drop of Tabasco will be fine).