The Perfect Manhattan Cocktail Recipe

A flavorful 19th-century before-dinner drink with a clear red-orange color and strong taste. It's one of the best classic cocktails in the bartender's book - Manhattan! This Classic Manhattan is the original Manhattan recipe, composed of Italian vermouth, rye whiskey, and angostura bitters, combined and stirred to perfection with a maraschino cherry as its garnish.

1. 1 oz. Sweet Vermouth
2. 2 oz. Rye Whiskey
3. 2 dashes Angostura Bitters
4. Ice Cube
5. Maraschino Cherry for garnish

These are the Bar Tools you'll need:

1. Cocktail Mixing Glass
2. Coupe Glass
3. Jigger
4. Bar Spoon
5. Strainer

Or you may use these alternative tools:

1. Drinking Glass
2. Rocks Glass
3. Shot Glass
4. Spoon
5. Kitchen Strainer

If you don't own any bar tools yet, we suggest that you should start investing in them. If you are keen on purchasing one, we have listed the best cocktail shaker sets to choose from.

Here are a few trivia for this drink:

• Legend has it that the Manhattan cocktail got its name in the 1860s, in honor of the place where it was said to be created: Manhattan Club in New York.
• There are 187 calories in each glass of Manhattan.
• The official state beverage of Alabama is whiskey.

The widely-known origin of Manhattan is regarded as a myth rather than actual history because of its lack of evidence, but it's still quite amusing. It is said that Winston Churchill's mother held a celebration for presidential candidate Samuel Tilden in the Manhattan Club when he became the people's popular vote. He lost the election, but such celebration brought the Manhattan cocktail into existence.

Cheers!