I highly recommend this as a Top 10 Fall Cocktail. Keith and Andrew, I want you to “Give It a Shot” and let me know…
Dave’s Ultimate Manhattan
Ingredients:
2 1/2 oz Makers Mark Bourbon Whiskey
1 oz Sweet Vermouth
1 dash Regans’ Orange Bitters No. 6
1 splash Maraschino juice (a historical tip from the UC Special)
1 whole Maraschino Cherry with stem
Directions:
1. Partially fill a cocktail shaker with ice and over fill a martini glass with crushed ice.
2. Put first four ingredients into the shaker, cap and shake briskly. (Note: Stand back when you dash the bitters.)
3. Dump the ice from the glass.
4. Fill the glass with strained contents from the cocktail shaker.
5. Garnish with cherry.
Comments:
1. Sip the cocktail.
2. Note the warm brown fall color of the cocktail immediately after the pour. It almost appears “cloudy” and with an autumn sunset around the cherry. If you sip slowly enough the clarity of the cocktail will improve.
3. I enjoy it paired with crackers and cheese. This drink holds up nicely to blue, and other hard cheeses such as Manchego. What’s your favorite fall cocktail? Add a comment to this post or have a seat at The Round Table and start a discussion.
Imbibe with impunity.
Dave
