Ruby Manhattan

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Serve in a Coupe glass

Ingredients:
1 1⁄2 oz Straight rye whiskey (100 proof /50% alc./vol.)
1 oz Cockburn's Tawny Eyes Port
1⁄4 oz Luxardo Apricot Albicocca Liqueur
2 dash Peychaud's or other Creole-style bitters
× 1 1 serving
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How to make:

  1. Select and pre-chill a Coupe glass.
  2. Prepare garnish of orange zest twist.
  3. STIR all ingredients with ice.
  4. FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
  5. EXPRESS orange zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Strength 9/10
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Sweet to sour 6/10
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Review:

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

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History:

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

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Alcohol content:

  • 1.7 standard drinks
  • 29.09% alc./vol. (29.09° proof)
  • 24.2 grams of pure alcohol

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John CARR’s Avatar John CARR
29th September 2024 at 13:30
Perfectly balanced. Go easy with the built in dasher on the Peychaud bottle. I definitely got too much for my two dashes. On the dry side, rich, intense and fruity. Even a little smokey in character.
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John CARR’s Avatar John CARR
29th September 2024 at 13:31
The orange twist is important in providing a relieving lift here.
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Joel Tunnah’s Avatar Joel Tunnah
6th August 2024 at 16:50
I'm confused... it's called the "Ruby Manhattan", but then uses tawny rather than ruby port.
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John CARR’s Avatar John CARR
29th September 2024 at 13:27
I assume referring to the colour. The tawny port definitely works.
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Avery Garnett’s Avatar Avery Garnett
21st October 2023 at 19:47
Not a Manhattan fan, but this alone may make me say otherwise.
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John CARR’s Avatar John CARR
29th September 2024 at 13:32
Have you tried the cherry Manhattan? Especially if your tastes extend to sweet things.
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John Hinojos’ Avatar John Hinojos
29th November 2021 at 00:54
Of all the Manhattan variations I have tried. This is the best for my taste. Not overly sweet and perfectly balanced.
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mark dreyer’s Avatar mark dreyer
5th November 2021 at 17:15
love variations on the Manhattan - will try this with maybe a triple sec - as i am not buying another one off liquor for the apricot
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David Teager’s Avatar David Teager
25th December 2022 at 21:37
Ah, but with the apricot liqueur, you can also have the related (and delicious) Sunset Park. Or just add a dash to a nice martini.
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Jon Pidwerbecki’s Avatar Jon Pidwerbecki
19th October 2021 at 00:12
Good looking. Apricot Jammy without being overly sweet. Decent drink deserving more reviews. I liked it.
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