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Manhattan with Rye Whiskey and Sweet Vermouth
Ingredients
Step by step process
Preparation
- 1
Chill four cocktail glasses in the freezer and prepare plenty of fresh ice for stirring and serving.
- 2
Have a jigger, a strainer, and a mixing glass ready. use a peeler to cut a long strip of orange peel if desired.
Mixing
- 3
Fill the mixing glass with ice, pour in the rye whiskey, add the sweet vermouth and Angostura bitters.
- 4
Stir with a bar spoon for about 20-30 seconds, until the cocktail is well chilled and slightly diluted.
TIP:Stir with a bar spoon and ice for 20-30 seconds. Stirring longer dilutes the drink and dulls the flavor. A shorter time preserves its full character. Make sure the drink isn't watery and is well chilled.
Serving
- 5
Strain the contents through a strainer into the chilled cocktail glasses without ice.
- 6
Garnish with a cocktail cherry. Optionally, express the oils from the orange peel over the surface, wipe the glass rim, and discard or drop the peel into the drink.
TIP:Twist an orange peel over the drink and briefly press it to release the oils. Then wipe the rim of the glass and drop the peel into the drink, or discard it. You will get a fresh citrus aroma.
More tips:
For a drier profile, reduce the vermouth to 25 ml per cocktail (100 ml total) and always stir with fresh ice so the dilution stays clean and controlled.
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