Manhattan cocktail in a coupe, garnished with cocktail cherry

Manhattan recipe

Name: Manhattan
Prep time: 3 min
Total time: 3 min
Yield: 1 cocktail
Cuisine: IBA official cocktail
Ingredients: 50 ml (1¾ oz) Rye whiskey; 20 ml (¾ oz) Sweet vermouth; 1 dash Angostura bitters

IBA officialStirredCoupeNo ice29% ABV160 kcal

The Manhattan is a stirred whiskey cocktail from the United States, made with rye whiskey, sweet vermouth and Angostura bitters, served in a coupe. It is spirit-forward. It is an official IBA cocktail, in The Unforgettables.

Strength: about 29% ABV in the glass, roughly 21 g of alcohol and about 160 calories per drink (an estimate; brands, sugar and dilution vary).

New York, 1870s or 1880s. The popular story about Winston Churchill’s mother inventing it at the Manhattan Club is almost certainly untrue.

Manhattan ingredients

Rye whiskey	50 ml (1¾ oz)
Sweet vermouth	20 ml (¾ oz)
Angostura bitters	1 dash

Measures for one serve. Open the drink in Bar Bible to scale it to a batch or switch to ounces.

How to make a Manhattan

Add everything to a mixing glass with plenty of ice.
Stir until very cold, about 30 seconds.
Strain into a chilled coupe.
Garnish with a cocktail cherry.

Glass: Coupe
Ice: None, served up
Garnish: Cocktail cherry

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Manhattan: quick answers

How strong is a Manhattan?: About 29% alcohol once the ice has melted in, roughly 21 g of alcohol per drink. That is an estimate: brands and dilution vary.
How many calories are in a Manhattan?: About 160 calories per drink, from the alcohol and the ingredients. An estimate: brands and the amount of sugar change it. Compare every drink in the cocktail calorie chart.
What glass is a Manhattan served in?: A coupe, with no ice in the glass.
How many ingredients does a Manhattan have?: 3 in total: rye whiskey, sweet vermouth and Angostura bitters. Simple enough to make at home.