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A Real Restaurant Drink Recipe ...A Classic Manhattan Recipe
Thanks to ...
Often times we don't really know where a recipe originated. Not so with this
Manhattan recipe from a restaurant.The year was 1874. A man by the name of Samuel Tilden had just been elected
Governor of New York State and a friend of his named Jenny Jerome organized a
celebration for him at the Manhattan Club (NYC).The bartender, whose name is a mystery, exceeded all expectations. He invented
the Manhattan for the occasion. It was Jenny Jerome who decided to name the
drink after the club.And so the Manhattan found its place in history ...but so did Jenny Jerome. She became Lady
Randolph Churchill, mother of Sir Winston Churchill. (And now you know ...the rest of the
story. ☺
Manhattan Recipe
A Real Restaurant Recipe
Preparation time: 2 minutes. Serves 1.
Measurement Conversion Table
Ingredients:
1 1/2 ounce bourbon or blended whiskey
1/4 ounce sweet vermouth (or dry - a choice)
Dash of bitters (Angostura)
Instructions:
Stir with ice (a well made Manhattan should be stirred - never shaken)
Strain into Manhattan or Martini glass.
Serve "up" (no ice) with a Maraschino cherry
The "Perfect" Manhattan
Another Restaurant Drink Recipe
Same as above but Use a 1/4 oz. of Both Sweet & Dry Vermouth.
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