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I love a good classic manhattan. What are some other non-traditional variations?

manhattanguy asked in Cocktail Q&A about 1 year ago | Report
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    There are many variations that you can get creative with on this whisky based cocktail. One thing to try would be making your favorite manhattan with different types of bitters.
    Other ideas to experiment with are; switch out half of the sweet red vermouth for a liquour such as frangelico, Aperol, Nocello (black walnut liquour)or St Germain.

    Or try replacing the sweet vermouth with Dubonnet rouge.

    One of my favorite whisky based cocktails is:
    2 oz rye whisky, 1/2 oz Aperol, 1/2 oz St Germain. Measure into a cocktail shaker, fill 3/4 with ice and then stir with a bar spoon. Strain into a cocktail glass. Garnish with a lemon twist.

    Enjoy getting creative with Manhattans! - Kathy

    KathyCaseyLiquidKitchen answered in Cocktail Q&A about 1 year ago | Report
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    I share your quest. I went to Bathtub Gin and posed this question, noting to request not too sweet, not citrusy. He made a variation that included spiced rum with the whiskey and bitters, great combination.

    aardvarks answered in Cocktail Q&A about 1 year ago | Report
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    Not sure how non-traditional this variation is, but I like it.

    Perfect Manhattan:
    2 oz. Whiskey
    1/4 oz. Sweet Vermouth
    1/4 oz. Dry Vermouth
    1 dash bitters
    Cherry.
    Basically just replacing half the sweet with dry for a bit more of an edge.

    Replacing Whiskey with Cognac in an otherwise traditional Manhattan is great too.

    LMNOP answered in Cocktail Q&A about 1 year ago | Report
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