Manhattan Cocktail
A historical recipe from The Flowing Bowl A Treatise on Drinks of All Kinds and of All Periods, Interspersed with Sundry Anecdotes and Reminiscen, by Edward Spencer (1903).
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A historical recipe
The Flowing Bowl A Treatise on Drinks of All Kinds and of All Periods, Interspersed with Sundry Anecdotes and Reminiscences, by Edward Spencer (1903) .
Project Gutenberg eBook #57179.
From an old book: a historical recipe, not current advice. Its methods, additives and storage may be unsafe by today's standards.
Known as an American recipe, with similar versions prepared across other nations.
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Half a wine-glass of Italian vermouth, half a wine-glass of rye whisky, ten drops of Angostura bitters, and ten drops of curaçoa. Shake and strain, and place a small shred of lemon-peel atop.
Music from United States
19 recordings, free to play here.
Hesitation blues - Al Bernard 1919
1919
Position in the track
3:44
Hesitation blues - Al Bernard 1919
1919 · 3:44
"Rags to Burn", by Frank X. McFadden (1899)
1899 · 5:40
Nightmare Blues - Daisy Martin (1921)
1921 · 3:07
Hop To It by George A. Hardwick (1920)
1920 · 3:13
Felix Arndt "From Soup to Nuts" (February 20, 1914) Victor 17558 = ragtime composer of "Nola" piano
1914 · 3:15
"Marching Through Georgia" by Henry C. Work – sung by Harlan & Stanley (1904)
1904 · 2:06
Boyle Woolfolk & Hampton Durand - That Kentucky Rag (1912)
2026 · 3:57
Shenandoah (2017) - Singing Sergeants - United States Air Force Band
2017 · 2:12
W. C. Powell - Funny Folks (1904)
2026 · 3:19
Some of These Days - Sophie Tucker (1911)
1911 · 4:24
"The Entertainer" (1902), by Scott Joplin
2018 · 5:06
"Leola (Two-Step)" (1905), by Scott Joplin
4:51
The Lone Star Blues by Paul Durst (1916, piano rendition)
1916 · 4:00
Keep on Going - Daisy Martin (1921)
1921 · 3:00
Tom Brown's Trilling Tune by Charles L. Cooke (1916)
1916 · 3:07
Marian Anderson - My Way's Cloudy
1923 · 2:51
"Grandfather's Clock" by Henry C. Work – sung by the Edison Quartet (1905)
1905 · 2:12
Shenandoah - Singing Sergeants - United States Air Force Band
2001 · 3:18
Victor Herbert - Dodge Brothers March (1920)
2026 · 5:51
“Hesitation blues - Al Bernard 1919”, via Wikimedia Commons (converted to MP3) · Public domain (recording published by 1925) Public domain (recording published by 1925) · Source
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Cuisine United States
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Not stated
Cookware for this recipe
Whisk
Vegetable peeler
Sieve
United States
Whisk
Vegetable peeler
Sieve