Perfect Manhattan
4.6
(14)
Here, the word "perfect" refers not to the quality of the cocktail (though we do love this version), but to the equal amounts of sweet and dry vermouth used to make it.
Ingredients
Makes 1 drink
Preparation
In mixing glass or cocktail shaker filled with ice, combine whiskey, vermouth, and bitters. Stir well, about 20 seconds, then strain into cocktail glass. Add cherry or twist lemon peel directly over drink to release essential oils, and serve.
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Reviews (14)
Back to Top4oz. Crown Royal 1oz sweet 1oz dry vermouth- orange 🍊 rind - splash of bitters and Woodward Cherries🍒 over block 🧊! Amazing
Sally
Detroit MI
11/18/2022
Really enjoyed this. I used an unusually high rye small batch Bourbon (just because I had it; else, I'd have used a good rye) and citrus bitters, and man...delicious. Definitely on the dryer side with the use of the dry Vermouth but with a quality brand (I used Dolin) it really has a presence that I enjoy. This cocktail demands good Vermouth...do not skimp or it will taste mediocre at best. Cheers, Epicurious...this is a winner. Oh - also used a cherry as I don't have any good oranges to cut (blasphemy, I know).
Little Socrates
Washington DC
1/16/2019
This can’t be right. It should probably be 2 oz. of rye “or” 2 oz. of bourbon, not “and”. We made with 2 oz. of bourbon and it was good. 4 oz. total of mixed rye & bourbon is nuts! Who mixes bourbon and rye?
akadar
Powell, OH
1/6/2019
Rye, not bourbon please. Canadian is a safe alternative but never bourbon. Experiment with the vermouth, right now I'm using Dolim, but I'll get a jug of Antica when I can afford it. Orange bitters and Angostura with good Luxardo maraschino cherries. Stir. Up or on the rocks.
Anonymous
CA foothills
11/9/2014
These could be dangerous..they taste better, the more you have.;-) I used all rye, because I read the recipe wrong and did not have bourbon, but no complaints.
tfrkar
Augusta, GA
9/11/2011
My mother tells me that one should only use lemon peel, never a cherry in a perfect M (and for that matter, only Rye). This, she says, is from my paternal great-grandfather (not her side), who was born about the same time as the drink, and learned to handle them before the 21st amendment; 38 years after he died, she still says his were the best she's ever had. My addition to the family secret: don't use ultra-cheap vermouth, pay the extra $2 for better stuff.
mcpguru
12/26/2008
How sweet it is!
rmalouf
7/21/2007
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