Name: Ruby Manhattan
Prep time: 3 min
Total time: 3 min
Yield: 1
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 45 ml Whisk(e)y - Rye whiskey (100 proof / 50% alc./vol.); 30 ml Tawny port; 7.5 ml Apricot (brandy) liqueur; 2 Peychaud's / Creole bitters

Serve in a

Coupe glass

Garnish:

Orange zest twist

How to make:

STIR all ingredients with ice and strain into chilled glass.

1 1/2 fl oz	Straight rye whiskey (100 proof /50% alc./vol.)
1 fl oz	Tawny port
1/4 fl oz	Luxardo Apricot Albicocca Liqueur
2 dash	Peychaud's or other Creole-style bitters
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Review:

Rye whiskey with a touch of apricot and grape fruitiness served short, dry and strong. A delicious nightcap.

History:

Adapted from a cocktail created in the 2000s by Michael Waterhouse at Devin Tavern in New York City, USA.
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Nutrition:

One serving of Ruby Manhattan contains 166 calories.

Alcohol content:

1.7 standard drinks
29.36% alc./vol. (58.72° proof)
24.4 grams of pure alcohol

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