Amaretto Sour

Name:

Manhattan

Glassware:

Cocktail

Ingredients:

  • 50ml Whiskey
  • 25ml Sweet Vermouth
  • 1 Dash of Bitters
  • Cherry

Method:

  • Stir the whisky with the vermouth, bitters and ice
  • Double strain into a chilled cocktail glass
  • Garnish with a cherry

History:

A common but unlikely story states that the Manhattan was created for the mother of Winston Churchill in the 1870’s in New York

Variations:

'Dry' Manhattan (Dry Vermouth)
'Perfect' Manhattan (50% dry and 50% sweet Vermoouth)
Rob Roy