Saturday, August 30, 2008

The Perfect Manhattan

Here's a pic of me at the Tubac resort with one of my favorite cocktails: a Manhattan. It's currently my profile pic. There are lots of variations on the Manhattan, and I figured I'd share my favorite recipe...
  • 1-1/2 oz. Makers Mark bourbon
  • 3/4 oz. "secret sauce" (3 parts Gallo sweet vermouth and 1 part grenadine)
  • Dash (or two) of Angostura bitters

Put all ingredients into a martini shaker with plenty of ice. Shake well (I shake it 100 times to make it nice and icy), pour into a martini glass and garnish with a Maraschino cherry (or in my case 3 cherries).

Some guys don't like sweet Manhattans, so they leave out the grenadine. Your choice, but this is just how I like 'em.

Cheers!

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