Manhattan East
The Manhattan East bears only the most passing resemblance to the classic Manhattan cocktail, and yet it’s just as comforting and delightful. Invented by legend Dale DeGroff, it’s a brilliant pairing of bourbon, sake, and ginger liqueur. Sake plays the role of vermouth here, and it’s an inspired choice; it imbues the drink with a velvety body and softens the edges of the bourbon’s woodiness and the spice of ginger liqueur and Peychaud’s bitters.
Ingredients
- 1½ parts Bourbon or Blended whiskey or Rye whiskey
- 1 part Ginger liqueur
- ½ part Sake
- 2 dashes Creole bitters or Aromatic bitters
Instructions
Stir all ingredients with ice. Strain into a chilled cocktail or coupe glass. Light a match over the drink, and squeeze an orange twist over the flame. Tuck the twist into the glass as a garnish.
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