The Mix and Match Manhattan

Name: The Mix and Match Manhattan
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Yield: 2
Ingredients: 4 ounces rye whiskey; 2 ounces sweet red vermouth; 4 dashes toasted pecan bitters; 4 dashes cardamom bitters; 2 brandied cherries, for garnish; A pinch of Pinot Noir Fleur de Sel (optional)

Feb 02, 2024by Mark Bitterman

The Mix and Match Manhattan

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Servings

Prep Time

5 minutes

Twenty or thirty years ago the Manhattan was fit only for jazz players sitting imperiously at some 24-hour paper-placemat diner on Manhattan’s Upper East Side. Sticky-sweet, with cheap vermouth, cloying bourbon, a dash of bitters, and a glop of nuclear-red maraschino cherry glowing at the bottom. All that has changed. The Manhattan is back! In a mix-and-match form, so you can choose your own happy hour adventure.

Ingredients

4 ounces rye whiskey
2 ounces sweet red vermouth
4 dashes toasted pecan bitters
4 dashes cardamom bitters
2 brandied cherries, for garnish
A pinch of Pinot Noir Fleur de Sel (optional)

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Directions

Pour everything but the cherry over ice in a chilled mixing glass.
Stir for 15 seconds, then strain into chilled coupe glasses. Garnish with the cherries.
Optional: Rim your coupe glass with a little Pinot Noir Fleur de Sel.