How To Make A Manhattan Cocktail
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How To Make A Manhattan Cocktail
Manhattan Cocktail. It's a classic cocktail everyone should know how to make. Follow our expert mixologist's steps and you'll soon be on your way. Delight in our Manhattan Cocktail.
- Prep:
- 3m
- Total:
- 3m
- Serves:
- 1
Step 1: You will need
- 50 ml Rye Whiskey
- 25 ml Sweet Vermouth
- 1 to 2 drops of Angostura Bitters
- 1 lemon
- Some Maraschino cherries
- Some Ice
- 1 Cocktail glass
- 1 Mixing glass
- 1 Long spoon like a barspoon
- 1 Horseshoe strainer
- 1 Cocktail stick
- 1 Knife
- 1 Chopping board
Step 2: Chill the glass
The end cocktail should be cold but not on ice. Put some ice in the cocktail glass to cool it.
Step 3: Alcohol
Next pour 50 millilitres of rye whiskey in to the mixing glass.
Then add 25 millilitres of sweet Vermouth.
Step 4: Angostura Bitters
Add 1 or 2 drops of bitters to the mixing glass.
You can also add some orange peel in to the mix for a little extra zest.
Step 5: Stir
Fill the mixing glass with ice.
Now stir the contents thoroughly, until frost appears on the side of the mixing glass.
Step 6: Pour
Dump the ice out of the Martini glass, put a cocktail strainer over the mixing glass, and pour.
Step 7: Garnish and serve
To garnish, run a lemon twist around the lip of the glass and drop it in, then add a couple of maraschino cherries on a cocktail stick and serve.