Manhattan recipe

Bourbon, sweet vermouth and Angostura bitters, stirred over ice in a martini glass, garnished with a maraschino cherry.

  • 2 mins total
  • 4 ingredients
  • Martini glass

Recipe card

Manhattan

Prep
1 min
Making
1 min
Total
2 mins
Serves
1
Glass
Martini glass

Ingredients

Drinks

Makes 1 drink.

Method

  1. Add bourbon, sweet vermouth, and Angostura bitters to a mixing glass with ice.
  2. Stir.
  3. Strain into a martini glass.
  4. Garnish with a maraschino cherry.
Kris Barton, founder of ThatCocktail, enjoying a cocktail

About the author

Kris Barton

Kris has been making, and sometimes inventing, cocktails for more than 20 years, and founded ThatCocktail in 2019 to share quick and easy recipes you can make at home.

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