Name: Sweet Manhattan (batched recipe)
Total time: 2 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 300 ml Bourbon whiskey; 300 ml Rye whiskey 50% abv; 300 ml Rosso/sweet vermouth; 25 ml Maraschino liqueur; 25 ml Cherry brandy; 10 ml Aromatic bitters; 5 ml Creole bitters

Sweet Manhattan (batched recipe)
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Serve in a Coupe glass

Ingredients:
10 oz	Bourbon whiskey
10 oz	Straight rye whiskey (100 proof /50% alc./vol.)
10 oz	Strucchi Rosso Vermouth
⁵⁄₆ oz	Luxardo Maraschino liqueur
⁵⁄₆ oz	Heering Cherry Liqueur
¹⁄₃ oz	Angostura Aromatic Bitters
¹⁄₆ oz	Peychaud's or other Creole-style bitters

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How to make:

Select and pre-chill a Coupe glass.
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.
Express an orange zest twist over cocktail and discard. Garnish each cocktail with a skewered maraschino cherry.

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

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

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

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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.

This recipe makes 16 cocktails and is also perfect for making a barrel-aged Manhattan to fill a one-litre mini cask.

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Variant:

For single-serve Manhattan recipes see:
Sweet Manhattan
Perfect Manhattan
Dry Manhattan
High Ryeser Manhattan

History:

Created in 2016 by yours truly at the Cabinet Room, London, England.
See: Manhattan cocktail history

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Nutrition:

One serving of Sweet Manhattan (batched recipe) contains 2023 calories

Alcohol content:

19.9 standard drinks
28.85% alc./vol. (28.85° proof)
278.4 grams of pure alcohol

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Sterling Diesel

2nd May at 16:13

Is this safe to barrel age at room temp in a 1 liter cask?

Simon Difford

3rd May at 07:41

Yes, should be fine in a cask at room temp.

Peter McCarthy

5th April 2024 at 01:32

Is there a single-serving version of this? If so, I'm not easily finding it...

Paloma Difford

5th April 2024 at 07:51

Hi Peter, the single serve recipe is called 'Manhattan (Sweet)' and should appear in search results if you search for 'Sweet Manhattan'.

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Asher Günther

21st November 2023 at 04:54

Is there any particular reason it's recommended to stir after chilling instead of just adding the necessary dilution beforehand?

Simon Difford

21st November 2023 at 09:18

I like the theatre and ceremony of stirring even pre-batched cocktails. Helps make more special than just pouring a beer. If you'd prefer to batch with dilution, then add 195ml / 6.5oz of water to above recipe.

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