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

Ingredients

1 ³⁄₄ fl oz

Akashi-Tai Daiginjo Genshu sake

³⁄₄ fl oz

Bourbon whiskey

³⁄₄ fl oz

Strucchi Rosso Vermouth

¹⁄₃ fl oz

Luxardo Maraschino liqueur

2 dash

Peychaud's or other Creole-style bitters

1 dash

Angostura Aromatic Bitters

How to make

Glassware

Prepare

Method

STIR all ingredients with ice.

STRAIN into chilled glass.

Garnish

Garnish with maraschino cherry.

Flavour Profile

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

One serving of Sake Manhattan contains 172 calories

Alcohol content:

1.5 standard drinks
19.05% alc./vol. (38.11° proof)
20.7 grams of pure alcohol

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

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

Comments & Discussion

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Benjamin Kay 30w

Chefs kiss on this one! I used a dry/mellow sake, You get a strong maraschino punch upfront, followed by the sweet floral notes from the sake cutting through with the bourbon to tie it off at the end of a sip. Loved how consistent it was even as it warmed.

11/10 going out of my way to get another bottle of good sake to try this one again.

Steven 1y

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 Premium Member 2y

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 2y

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 Premium Member 1y

Holy shit I thought I was the only one!

Simon Difford Verified User Premium Member 1y

Agreed, this is a better cocktail with all maraschino. I've amended accordingly.

G. M. Genovese Premium Member 3y

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 Verified User Premium Member 3y

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

Avery Garnett 3y

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 4y

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

Craig Fernholz 4y

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.