| 2 | oz | Bourbon (or rye) |
| 1 | oz | Averna |
| 1 | ds | Bitters, Angostura |
| 1 | Maraschino cherry (as garnish) |
Instructions
Stir, strain, straight up, cocktail glass, garnish.
History
Original calls for Bourbon. Washington Post variation calls for rye, plus a dash of Regan's Orange bitters.
From other users
- Pretty good. Nice flavors, but borderline too sweet. Might be better with less Averna or some lemon to balance it.
- Buffalo Trace, regular Angostura. Excellent
- Made with Averna, Angostura, and cardamom bitters. Much drier than a normal Manhattan, quite good
- Went with heavy cardamom bitters.
- 1 dash orange bitters Try 1 dash of Cardamom bitters Brandied cherry
- Black walnut bitters work well here.
- Lemon peel to garnish- to cut the cola of the Averna
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5 Comments
The "Manhattan (Bitter)"
Submitted by Dan on
The "Manhattan (Bitter)" created by Chris Amirault of eGullet.org is essentially the same as this (more authoritative) cocktail by Phil Ward. Chris's version used two dashes of Angostura Orange bitters in lieu of the regular Angostura bitters, and an orange twist.
A variation that sat nicely
Submitted by Maxi on
A variation that sat nicely with me:
2.25 oz Maker's
.75 oz Cynar
Stir & strain.
Add the following to finish:
2 ds Angostura Orange Bitters
3 ds Peychaud's
I found that adding a couple
Submitted by BritInNoCal on
I found that adding a couple of dashes of Scrappy's Cardamom Bitters (as well as Angostura) further enhanced the complexity of this drink
I've been making my version
Submitted by cpencis on
I've been making my version of this with the bittermens xocolatl mole bitters - the little bit of chocolate plays to the strengths of this sweeter Manhattan.
I used Jim Beam Black,
Submitted by MOJO1229 on
I used Jim Beam Black, because of its smoothness and full taste from being aged 8 years. I concur cardamom bitters is a nice touch. So might be black walnut bitters or Fee Bros. Whiskey Barrel-Aged Bitters. Regardless, I prefer an orange twist as opposed to orange bitters.I rate this change as 4 stars.
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