Description
How to make the perfect manhattan cocktail.
Ingredients
Scale
- 4 ounces Maker's Mark Bourbon - 2 parts
- 1 ounce sweet vermouth - 1/2 part
- 1 ounce dry vermouth - 1/2 part
- 2 dashes Angostura bitters
- Grapefruit peel, approximately 1 inch by 2 inches (substitute orange peel for a sweeter accent)
- 1 maraschino cherry - I recommend Luxardo
Instructions
- Fill martini glass with ice cubes and pour cold water to the brim. Set aside to chill for 5 minutes or so. (or chill glass in the freezer for 10 minutes)
- Fill shaker with 1 cup of ice cubes. Pour in bourbon, vermouths and bitters. Stir with a spoon for about 20 seconds to fully chill. Pour ice water out of the chilled martini glass, and shake excess water off. Cover martini shaker with strainer top and pour contents into the chilled glass. Add cherry.
- Hold grapefruit peel just above the surface of the drink, skin-side-down.Crease it in a few places to release a mist of grapefruit oil into the drink. Rub the pith side around the rim. Serve Immediately.
- Prep Time: 5 mins
- Category: Cocktail
- Method: no cook
- Cuisine: American