Perfect Manhattan

Written by: Andrea J. Bartholomew on September 16, 2012.

September is National Bourbon Heritage month so it’s a perfect time to enjoy a Perfect Manhattan cocktail. We just got a bottle of Knob Creek small batch bourbon and couldn’t wait to open it to create, enjoy and photograph this recipe. Calling for just a few common ingredients, mixing this cocktail is so simple yet the resulting flavors are surprisingly complex – something to really sip and savor.  A gentle stirring or swirling is all that’s needed, since shaking everything together with ice would dilute it too much and change the flavors.  Even though a Manhattan is traditionally served in an elegant wide-rimmed cocktail glass,  for those like me who are clumsy with long-stemmed glassware, this drink is just as at home in a sturdy, spill-resistant lowball glass.

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The Knob Creek® Perfect Manhattan
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Recipe type: Cocktail
 

Perfect Manhattan – Bourbon, Sweet & Dry Vermouth and Bitters
Ingredients
  • 2 parts Knob Creek® Bourbon
  • ½ part Sweet Vermouth
  • ½ part Dry Vermouth
  • 1 dash Bitters
  • Garnish: Maraschino Cherry

Instructions
  1. Fill a mixing glass with ice
  2. Add Knob Creek, vermouth, and bitters
  3. Stir and pour into a cocktail glass
  4. Garnish with a maraschino cherry

Nutrition Information
Serving size: 1

 

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One Response to “Perfect Manhattan”

  1. NathFoley says:
    September 17, 2012 at 12:54 pm

    Sexy! I prefer discarding the vermouth after coating the ice + use Orange bitters.

    Old fashioned next ?

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