Sweet Manhattan (batched recipe)

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Discerning Drinkers (7 ratings)

Serve in a

Coupe glass

Read about cocktail measures and measuring.

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.

Allergens:


Recipe contains the following allergens:

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Strength & taste guide:


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.

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

Nutrition:

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

Alcohol content:

  • 19 standard drinks
  • 27.62% alc./vol. (55.24° proof)
  • 266.5 grams of pure alcohol
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The founder of Bacardi was a Catalan wine merchant called Facundo Bacardi Massó, who left Spain for Cuba in 1830.

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On this day in 1900, Fernand Pete Petiot was born in Paris, to parents who owned a guesthouse - he would come to fame, correctly or otherwise, as the inventor

Margarita Day image

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