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Perfect Classic Manhattan - Cocktail Recipe

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Ingredients

  • 1 oz of martini & rossi sweet vermouth (alt: dry vermouth)
  • 2 dash of Angostura bitters
  • 1 of stemmed maraschino cherry (alt: cherry ice cream)
  • 3 oz of knob creek bourbon whiskey (alt: jameson irish whiskey)

Instructions

Chill martini-type cocktail glasses. (Three ice cubes and a shot or two of water will get the job done quickly.)

Put several ice cubes (not crushed) in a pitcher, or a large glass tumber. Add bourbon, vermouth, and bitters per the recipe.

Gently swirl or stir for at least 20 seconds. Do not hurry this, and absolutely do *not* shake it.

Strain into chilled cocktail glass. Add stemmed maraschino cherry.

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