Manhattan
Description
Manhattan is called the 'Queen of Cocktails,' a classic cocktail born in New York in the late 19th century. Characterized by its deep, clear red color reminiscent of twilight and a sophisticated adult taste where whiskey's boldness perfectly harmonizes with vermouth's sweetness. Despite simple ingredients, the taste varies greatly depending on the bartender's skill, making it known as a drink that tests a bartender's abilities.
Origin
Country of Origin: United States （1876年）
The most famous story attributes its creation to Jennie Jerome (Lady Randolph Churchill), Winston Churchill's mother, at a party supporting 19th US presidential candidate Samuel Tilden at the Manhattan Club in New York in 1876. However, this story has historical inconsistencies, and an alternative theory suggests it was created by a bartender named Black at a bar near Broadway in the 1860s.
Birth Date Meaning
A warm-hearted person who cannot overlook those in trouble
The warmth and embracing nature of its deep red color and complex flavor, along with its history of being loved as the 'Queen of Cocktails,' represents a gentle heart that supports and guides people
Famous Quotes
- "Manhattan is the queen of the night, its deep red is the color of passion" - Anonymous bartender
Trivia
- Said to be created in 1876 at a party supporting the 19th US presidential candidate at the Manhattan Club in New York
- Jennie Jerome (Lady Randolph Churchill), Winston Churchill's mother, is famously credited as the inventor
- Popularity revived when Marilyn Monroe drank it in the 1959 film 'Some Like It Hot'
- While Martini is called the 'King of Cocktails,' Manhattan is known as the 'Queen of Cocktails'
- Called a 'bartender's nightmare' because despite simple ingredients, small differences greatly affect the taste
Recipe
Ingredients:
- Rye Whiskey - 45-50 ml
- Sweet Vermouth - 15-20 ml
- Angostura Bitters - 1 dash
- Ice - 適量
Instructions:
- Fill cocktail glass and mixing glass with ice and water to chill
- Discard water once glasses are chilled
- Add one dash of Angostura bitters to mixing glass
- Pour rye whiskey and sweet vermouth
- Gently stir with bar spoon to combine ingredients
- Strain into the chilled cocktail glass using a strainer
- Garnish with maraschino cherry on a cocktail pick
- Express lemon peel oils over the drink and complete