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Black Manhattan
A classic Manhattan with amaro in place of sweet vermouth. Heavier in style and with distinctive bitter chocolate and light spice
Darren Companion
5th December at 22:34
Tried it with Montenegro amaro and was pleasantly surprised! Having a pre-chilled cocktail glass and using a hot rye is a must.
21st November at 01:48
Very nice Manhattan variation as written, but at 2.2 standard drinks I’ll probably make 1 or 1 1/2 of them next time for the evening cocktail for two. Always good to find a really nice two (not counting bitters) ingredient cocktail.
22nd March at 16:48
I didn't have Averna so I used Nonino with Rittenhouse Rye and... Chef's kiss. I'm going to try this with every remaining amaro I have.
3rd November at 12:09
Make sure you try it with Vigo amaro, from Philadelphia Distilling. (I prefer mine with a split of Vigo and Bonal gentiane-quina... and a base of Minor Case sherry-cask rye.)
20th January at 03:30
I used Amaro dell’ Etna and…wow…it absolutely compliments the peppery rye. Love this.
1st December 2023 at 12:35
Give this a go with carciofo amaro. It gives the rye a fascinating peated dimension.
10th November 2023 at 22:26
One of my favorites. I sometimes use Amaro Luciano instead of Averna. Delicious.
26th October 2023 at 07:46
Benefits from an orange zest, even if only to be discarded after expressing. This is basically an improved whisky cocktail served up, after all
3rd June 2023 at 23:53
I love Manhattan variations! And I love the fact that with these sorts of simple cocktails, one can choose any preferred combination of rye, amaro, and bitter brands to tweak the drink to one's own preference.