"How High the Moon" Manhattan

Name: "How High the Moon" Manhattan
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Yield: 1 cocktail
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 60 ml Rye Whiskey; 8 ml Cherry Shrub; 23 ml Sweet Vermouth

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Stir Rye Whiskey, Sweet Vermouth, Cherry Shrub with ice. Strain into a coupe.

On June 25, 2011, while mixing up a new Manhattan variation, "How High the Moon" by Les Paul and Mary Ford started playing on the iPod. It felt like a serendipitous moment that inspired the cocktail's name.

Method

Stirred

Glass

coupe

Difficulty

Easy

Flavor Profile

Bitter

Dry

Strong

Sweet

Warm