Blacksmith's Manhattan

Difford’s Guide
Discerning Drinkers (6 ratings)

Glass:

Serve in a Coupe glass

Ingredients:
1 13 oz Bourbon whiskey
1 oz Ferro China Baliva
23 oz Straight rye whiskey (100 proof /50% alc./vol.)
× 1 1 serving
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Prepare:

  1. Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.
  2. Prepare garnish of skewered Luxardo Maraschino Cherry.

How to make:

  1. STIR all ingredients with ice.
  2. STRAIN into chilled glass.

Garnish:

  1. Garnish with skewered maraschino cherry.

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Strength 8/10
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Sweet to sour 7/10

Review:

A Manhattan with a steely edge, rye whiskey spice and herbal complexity drifts into a rye and cola-like finish.

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History:

Created in September 2025 by yours truly.

Alcohol content:

  • 1.9 standard drinks
  • 30.03% alc./vol. (30.03° proof)
  • 27 grams of pure alcohol

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Jeremy Harrold’s Avatar Jeremy Harrold
23rd September at 19:14
A robust drink. It has a complex bitter taste, with a very strong dark chocolate and coffee finish. I would suggest not a drink to get the party started!