Name: Sake Manhattan
Total time: 4 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 52.5 ml Sake; 22.5 ml Bourbon whiskey; 22.5 ml Rosso/sweet vermouth; 10 ml Maraschino liqueur; 2 dash Creole bitters; 1 dash Aromatic bitters

Sake Manhattan
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Serve in a Coupe glass

Ingredients:
1 ³⁄₄ oz	Akashi-Tai Daiginjo Genshu sake
³⁄₄ oz	Bourbon whiskey
³⁄₄ oz	Strucchi Rosso Vermouth
¹⁄₃ oz	Luxardo Maraschino liqueur
2 dash	Peychaud's or other Creole-style bitters
1 dash	Angostura Aromatic Bitters

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How to make:

Select and pre-chill a Coupe glass.
Prepare garnish of Luxardo Maraschino Cherry.
STIR all ingredients with ice.
FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
Garnish with 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:

Lighter in style than your typical Manhattan cocktail, with all the familiar flavours enhanced by extra sake complexity.

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History:

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

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Nutrition:

One serving of Sake Manhattan contains 172 calories

Alcohol content:

1.5 standard drinks
19.03% alc./vol. (19.03° proof)
20.6 grams of pure alcohol

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Steven

4th April at 00:09

A nice drink. I managed to keep my shirt on so I cannot say for certain how that affected the experience, but one supposed it made it more enjoyable for others.

I’d normally never say this, but I think this benefits from erring on the side of extra maraschino.

As always, try the Dammit Jimmy!

Simon Sedgley

17th August 2024 at 15:57

We had this as an aperitivo and it was wonderful. So bravo! While we love a Maraschino cherry as a garnish, we decided to try a Lychee berry instead. Worked a treat. They can be purchased pitted in syrup. Delicious.

Wolfgang Puck

14th March 2024 at 06:52

Great drink. I didn’t have the fancy boy brandy, so I doubled up the lucardo as others have recommended. I tried it twice: once while wearing a shirt and once without. This is for sure a shirtless drink.

Toby James

17th December 2024 at 01:11

Holy shit I thought I was the only one!

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G. M. Genovese

29th August 2023 at 15:36

This is unexpectedly fantastic. I'm a little thrown off by the 'Manhattan' part of the name. Tried this twice. It's better with rye. This isn't fitting in a coupe. How big is yours?

Simon Difford

30th August 2023 at 10:03

Should fit a standard 7oz / 200ml coupe. Please click "Coupe glass" above to see our page on glassware and sizes.

Avery Garnett

24th May 2023 at 18:01

Tried sake. It had a nice wine-ish note but wasn't grabbing my attention. This was absolutely divine, however - the perfect mix of red fruit from the vermouth and cherry liqueurs, the backbone of the bourbon, and the freshness of the sake.

Katie Winder

14th July 2022 at 06:23

I did the same as Craig described, not having the cherry brandy. His description is very accurate -- I really enjoyed this drink!

Craig Fernholz

5th February 2022 at 17:27

At a recently held cocktail party, a guest brought sake and asked for something. I found this recipe and it ended up becoming the most talked about and requested cocktail of the evening. After being greeted by an initial hit of sake, the transition to the bourbon and vermouth was perfect. I didn't have any cherry brandy on hand, so I doubled the Luxardo which made the cherry garnish a bit more of an exclamation. Excellent creation.