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Dry Manhattan

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Reference photo of a Dry Manhattan

Reference photo. Build it by the recipe, not the photo.

Photo: naotakem · CC BY 2.0 · Flickr

The build

  • Bourbon1½ shots2¼ oz
  • Dry Vermouth½ shot¾ oz
  • Garnish: Lemon

Shots and ounces · 1 shot = 1½ oz = 4-second pourCounts

Most bars add a couple of dashes of bitters.

ALL OF THESE ARE STRAIGHT UP IN A MARTINI GLASS

How to remember it

Dry swaps the vermouth to dry, and the sweet cherry leaves with it: a Manhattan wearing a lemon. Sharp drink, sharp garnish.

Compare with Manhattan

Drink family: French-Italian · Spirit + vermouth

Clear spirits (gin, vodka) usually take dry vermouth; brown spirits (whiskey, brandy) take sweet.

Same shape on your sheets: Martini, Dry Martini, Dirty Martini, Gibson

Memory tricks are written for this app; only the acronym is printed on the sheet. Drink families are Gary Regan's, from The Joy of Mixology.

Builds your own list to quiz yourself on.

Source: Martinis, Manhattans, Rob Roys sheet, row 8

X | DRY MANHATTAN | BOURBON - 6 | DRY VER - 2 | | | | LEMON