Manhattan Magic

Ranked amongst top 10 cocktails in the world ‘Manhattan’ has made it to the best-selling cocktails

The origin of Manhattan is quite inconclusive, as some say it was prepared for the first time in honour of presidential candidate in 1880’s while some believe that it was prepared by a man named ‘Black’ who lived in Houston Street. Well, all we know is that whoever invented the drink has all our hearts. Manhattan is a classic cocktail and is the choice of many around as it is an absolute magic. Here is to a classic Manhattan recipe:

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Manhattan Cocktail

Ingredients

• 3 ounces rye whiskey or bourbon
• 1 ounce of sweet vermouth
• 2 to 3 dashes of Angostura bitters
• 1 maraschino cherry

Method

Take a shaker filled with ice and pour rye or bourbon whiskey into it, also add sweet vermouth wine and bitters into the liquid. Shake or stir until well chilled. Then strain the mixture into one glass and put ice if needed you can also sprinkle few bitters (herbs). At last garnish your prepared cocktail with a cherry on the top.

Trivia: how cocktails originated?

The first ever cocktail guide was published in year 1862 by bartender Jerry Thomas, popularly known as father of American mixology. The mixing of drinks to make a cocktail spread like a wild fire in America. People started experimenting with the new way of consuming alcohol which many found tastier and better. The prohibition period in 1919 made it a bigger hit! Yes, during this time alcohol was sold illegally by few gang members giving bartenders the opportunity to try mixing alcohol with different fruit juices. Soon, they started to sell these alcoholic drinks in disguise.

From the January 2021 issue of FHM India.