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Manhattan (Sweet)
I prefer my Manhattans served "Sweet", or "Perfect " at a push. The Manhattan is complex, challenging and moreish. Best of all, it's available in a style...
Paul Belczowski
6th June at 13:57
Tried something a little different with this one. I usually stick to my go-to recipe, but this time I swapped out the sweet vermouth for Chambord raspberry liqueur — and it was fantastic! Not saying it’s the ultimate version, but definitely worth a try. If you do, try it and let me know what you think!
17th May at 08:30
i made with bulleit rye (95% rye) and martini rosso and it came out very dry. splitting the base with bourbon would help, or perhaps a sweeter vermouth. it didn't hit the spot so i need to revisit along the lines of this recipe.
31st May at 15:42
Yeah Bulleit rye is amazing but super spicy. Definitely good to cut it back with something more harmonious. I’m currently loving Elijah Craig but any of the decent bourbons will mellow it nicely.
24th December 2024 at 17:59
Hi Mr Difford
I appreciate you have to change your website, but it's gone really hard to use.
I've got a bottle of 101, but your site doesn't think I can make this cocktail because it doesn't think I have any bourbon.
What's going on?
(Couldn't find another way to contract you.)
I appreciate you have to change your website, but it's gone really hard to use.
I've got a bottle of 101, but your site doesn't think I can make this cocktail because it doesn't think I have any bourbon.
What's going on?
(Couldn't find another way to contract you.)
26th December 2024 at 09:43
We categorise standard strength bourbon (circa 45%) and BIB (50%) as different ingredients due to taste and affect on our calorie and alcohol strength calculations. However, I have now linked these as interchangeable ingredients so hopefully will now work for you.
2nd December 2024 at 20:37
I make this with rittenhouse rye and martini rosso. 2:1 is perfect for me. And a generous splash of luxardo syrup goes in with the cherry. Together with the ango spice an orange zest this is a lovely cocktail for the colder and darker days.
8th June at 18:55
After finishing the martini rosso I bought a bottle of carpano antica and all of a sudden I didn’t enjoy this cocktail anymore. I started reading up on manhattan preferences online and somewhere I found the information that fixed my problem. With a bold vermouth like antica you just need different ratios. Now I do 2,5 shots rittenhouse rye to 1 shot carpano antica and I’m a happy girl again.
26th November 2024 at 20:11
Irish whiskey is for me a great choice
5th October 2024 at 12:24
The bourbon and rye combo really sets this apart. This is a favourite as I prefer American style whisky as opposed to scotch and therefore understandably that some prefer the Rob Roy. Both are great for all the right reasons
6th November 2024 at 14:10
Exactly. I think we tend to go through phases of preferring certain flavours, or balances of sweet/sour/dry/aromatic etc. From a traditional herbal medicine point of view, this will be balancing certain states of the body’s tissues.
Agree re the specialness of the combo of the two whiskies. … I also love an Affinity for a scotch-based alternative.
Agree re the specialness of the combo of the two whiskies. … I also love an Affinity for a scotch-based alternative.
11th July 2024 at 13:44
Recently acquired a selection of The bitter truth bitters. Their aromatic bitters works fantastically well with a sweet rye mahattan. 60 Rittenhouse 25 carpano, bitters, orange twist and Luxardo cherry. Wonderful depth of flavour.
24th May 2024 at 14:43
One of those recipes that allows for endless experimentation I believe. My current favourite is roughly 3:2 rye:islay scotch, Dolin rouge at half the spirit, angostura bitters, outrage twist and Luxardo Cherry garnish.
7th January at 22:45
I know it was a typo but an OUTRAGE twist just seems apropos to me as we begin 2025! 😉
26th September 2024 at 16:37
Sounds like a Rob Roy!