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Not So Perfect Manhattan

Nightcap/sipping · Short and stirred · Spirit-forward

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Ingredients

2 oz Bourbon whiskey
1 oz Rosso/sweet vermouth
1/2 oz Dry vermouth
2 dash Orange bitters

How to make

Serve in a coupe glass

Prepare

  1. 1 Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.
  2. 2 Prepare garnish of orange zest twist and skewered Luxardo Maraschino Cherry.

Method

  1. 3 STIR all ingredients with ice.
  2. 4 FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Garnish

  1. 5 EXPRESS flamed orange zest twist over cocktail then discard.
  2. 6 Garnish with skewered maraschino cherry.

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25.9% alc./vol. · 2 standard drinks · 213 calories

History

A delicious Manhattan, this is one of the best sampled.

This drink is adapted from a recipe by Frank Caiafa. Caiafa was the bars manager at The Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York, overseeing Peacock Alley and La Chine restaurants. He held this position from 2005 until the hotel's closure. Manhattan cocktail history

Created by Frank Caiafa