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Manhattan Cocktail

A historical recipe from Cakes & Ale A Dissertation on Banquets Interspersed with Various Recipes, More or Less Original, and anecdotes, mainly v, by Edward Spencer (1897).

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A historical recipe

Cakes & Ale A Dissertation on Banquets Interspersed with Various Recipes, More or Less Original, and anecdotes, mainly veracious, by Edward Spencer (1897). Project Gutenberg eBook #43278.

From an old book: a historical recipe, not current advice. Its methods, additives and storage may be unsafe by today's standards.

United States

Known as an American recipe, with similar versions prepared across other nations.

Method

  1. Half a wine-glassful of vermouth (Italian), half a wine-glassful of rye whisky (according to the American recipe, though, personally, I prefer Scotch), ten drops of Angostura bitters, and six drops of curaçoa.
  2. Add ice, shake well, and strain.
  3. Put a shred of lemon peel atop.

Plating

Cookware for this recipe

  • Whisk
  • Vegetable peeler
  • Sieve
Source Public domain in the USA
Credit

From Cakes & Ale A Dissertation on Banquets Interspersed with Various Recipes, More or Less Original, and anecdotes, mainly v, by Edward Spencer (1897). Digitised by Project Gutenberg, eBook #43278 (https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/43278). Public domain in the USA; its status may differ elsewhere.

What was changed: As printed, from the book's text; Project Gutenberg's header and licence removed. Ingredient lines were read out of the text by a program. A historical recipe, not current advice.