Martini · Must-know
Manhattan
Martini
Reference photo. Build it by the recipe, not the photo.
Photo: Hayford Peirce at English Wikipedia · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
The build
- Bourbon1½ shots2¼ oz
- Sweet Vermouth½ shot¾ oz
- Garnish: Cherry
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
Manhattan is all-American, so American whiskey: bourbon. Sweet vermouth, and the sweet one gets the sweet garnish, a cherry.
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.
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