{"id":59,"date":"2008-07-19T09:53:02","date_gmt":"2008-07-19T16:53:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cocktailhacker.com\/?p=59"},"modified":"2008-07-17T21:17:31","modified_gmt":"2008-07-18T04:17:31","slug":"the-manhattan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cocktailhacker.com\/?p=59","title":{"rendered":"The Manhattan"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Manhattan is like the Martini’s deeper more complex brother.\u00c2\u00a0 Said<\/a> to have been created in the 1860’s by a bartender named Black at a bar on Broadway, the drink is a simple combination of Whiskey, Sweet Vermouth and Bitters.\u00c2\u00a0 This drink is also known by some as a drinking man’s cocktail and the king of cocktails.\u00c2\u00a0 So, naturally, I’m quite excited to start mixing one up.<\/p>\n

\"Manhattan\"<\/p>\n

However, I had the most trouble of any of the cocktails we’ve covered finding Embury’s actual recipe.\u00c2\u00a0 And since the reprints aren’t out yet I was forced to go with the recipe listed on Wlkipedia<\/a>.\u00c2\u00a0 I do this with some trepidation because, as we’ve seen in past weeks, the recipes listed on Wikipedia are not always what Embury actually listed in his book.\u00c2\u00a0 But, seeing as I couldn’t find any other references, we’ll use this as our starting point.<\/p>\n

Embury's Manhattan (as per Wikipedia):<\/strong><\/pre>\n
[Ingredients]<\/strong><\/pre>\n
2 1\/2 oz American Whiskey\r\n1\/2 oz\u00c2\u00a0 Italian (sweet) Vermouth\r\nDash of Angostura Bitters<\/strong><\/pre>\n
[Directions]<\/strong><\/pre>\n
1) Combine ingredients over ice\r\n2) Stir to combine and chill thoroughly\r\n3) Strain in to a chilled cocktail glass\r\n4) Garnish with a maraschino cherry<\/strong><\/pre>\n
It’s interesting to note, and I’ll discuss it more later in the week, that what we know as maraschino cherries are, in fact, nothing like real maraschino cherries as they would have been served when this cocktail originated.<\/p>\n
The ingredients we’ll be using this week are pretty standard.<\/p>\n
Ingredients:\r\n<\/strong><\/pre>\n