Manhattan (”Six Basic Cocktails”)
David A. Embury
Track 2 on The Fine Art of Mixing Drinks
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Manhattan (”Six Basic Cocktails”) Lyrics
5 parts American whiskey
1 part Italian (sweet) vermouth
1 dash of Angostura bitters
Stir with ice, strain into a cocktail glass and serve garnished with a maraschino cherry.
1 part Italian (sweet) vermouth
1 dash of Angostura bitters
Stir with ice, strain into a cocktail glass and serve garnished with a maraschino cherry.
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Not surprisingly since the drink is second only to the martini in popularity, David A. Embury lists The Manhattan as one of “Six Basic Cocktails” in his 1948 The Fine Art of Mixing Drinks alongside The Martini, The Daiquiri, The Old Fashioned. The Sidecar, and The Jack Rose.
This cocktail is believed to have originated at the Manhattan Club in New York City where Dr. Iain Marshall concocted it at the request of Jennie Jerome, Winston Churchill’s mother, in honor of then Presidential candidate Samuel J. Tilden.
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