Manhattan Cocktail No. 1 (Savoy)

Name: Manhattan Cocktail No. 1 (Savoy)
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Yield: 1 cocktail
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 3 dash Angostura Bitters; 30 ml Rye Whiskey; 2 dash Maraschino Liqueur; 30 ml Dry Vermouth; 30 ml Sweet Vermouth

A shaken Manhattan with equal parts rye, dry vermouth and sweet vermouth, lifted by maraschino liqueur and Angostura. Light on whiskey, herbal and softly sweet. Dated to Savoy, 1930.

In the Savoy recipe from 1930, Manhattan Cocktail No. 1 includes a variation for sweeter tastes: a couple of dashes of gum syrup stirred in.

Method

Shaken

Glass

coupe

Difficulty

Medium

Flavor Profile

Bitter

Dry

Herbal

Sweet