Name: Sweet Manhattan (batched recipe)
Prep time: 2 min
Total time: 2 min
Yield: 1
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 300 ml Whiskey - Bourbon whiskey; 300 ml Whiskey - Rye whiskey (100 proof / 50% alc./vol.); 300 ml Vermouth - Rosso/rouge (sweet) vermouth; 25 ml Maraschino liqueur; 25 ml Cherry brandy liqueur; 10 ml Angostura or other aromatic bitters; 5 ml Peychaud's / Creole bitters

Serve in a

Coupe glass

Garnish:

Orange zest twist (discarded) & Luxardo maraschino cherry

How to make:

Combine all ingredients and stir (without ice). POUR into a litre bottle and leave to chill in a refrigerator. To serve, STIR 2 shots / 2oz / 60ml of the bottled mixture with ice and strain into chilled glass. Makes 16 drinks.

This recipe is also perfect for making a barrel aged Manhattan and will fill a one litre mini cask. Obviously, multiply recipe if using a larger cask.

10 fl oz	Bourbon whiskey
10 fl oz	Straight rye whiskey (100 proof / 50% alc./vol.)
10 fl oz	Martini Rosso sweet vermouth
5/6 fl oz	Luxardo Maraschino liqueur
5/6 fl oz	Cherry Heering cherry brandy liqueur
1/3 fl oz	Angostura Aromatic Bitters
1/6 fl oz	Peychaud's or other Creole-style bitters
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Maker's Mark bourbon, 70cl

£ 27.95 £ 13.98 per cocktail, makes 2 Rittenhouse bottled-in-bond straight rye whiskey, 70cl

£ 42.95 £ 21.48 per cocktail, makes 2 Martini Rosso sweet vermouth, 75cl

£ 10.25 £ 4.10 per cocktail, makes 2.5 Cherry Heering cherry brandy liqueur, 70cl

£ 26.95 £ 0.96 per cocktail, makes 28 Peychaud's Aromatic Bitters, 8cl

£ 8.75 £ 0.55 per cocktail, makes 16

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Review:

Bourbon and rye whiskies form a robust base with hints of both maraschino and cherry brandy liqueurs adding flavour and richness alongside Italian vermouth.

Gentle

Boozy

Sweet

Dry/sour

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History:

Created in 2016 by yours truly (Simon Difford) at the Cabinet Room, London, England.

Our Manhattan cocktail page features a detailed history and common variants.

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Nutrition:

One serving of Sweet Manhattan (batched recipe) contains 1975 calories.

Alcohol content:

20.3 standard drinks
29.46% alc./vol. (58.92° proof)
284.3 grams of pure alcohol

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