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Manhattan Cocktail

A historical recipe from Modern American Drinks, by George J. Kappeler (1895).

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A historical recipe

Modern American Drinks: How to Mix and Serve All Kinds of Cups and Drinks, by George J. Kappeler (1895). Project Gutenberg eBook #61065.

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.

Ingredients 1 ingredient

  1. two dashes gum-syrup

Method

  1. Fill mixing-glass half-full fine ice, add two dashes gum-syrup, dashes Peyschaud or Angostura bitters, one half-jigger Italian two vermouth, one-half jigger whiskey.
  2. Mix, strain into cocktail-glass.
  3. Add a piece of lemon-peel or a cherry.

Plating

Cookware for this recipe

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

From Modern American Drinks, by George J. Kappeler (1895). Digitised by Project Gutenberg, eBook #61065 (https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/61065). 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.