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Mexican in Manhattan

After dinner/digestif · Spirit-forward

4.5 52 ratings

Ingredients

2 oz Añejo tequila
1/12 oz Maraschino liqueur
1 oz Bianco/blanco vermouth
3 dash Lavender bitters

How to make

Serve in a coupe glass

Prepare

  1. 1 Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.
  2. 2 Prepare garnish of skewered Luxardo Maraschino Cherry.

Method

  1. 3 STIR all ingredients with ice.
  2. 4 FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Garnish

  1. 5 Garnish with skewered cherry.

Flavour profile

24.9% alc./vol. · 1.7 standard drinks · 182 calories

History

A twist on the classic Sweet Manhattan, this version uses añejo tequila as the base spirit. The creator found that tequila pairs better with bianco vermouth and maraschino liqueur than with sweet vermouth and Angostura Bitters, and substituted lavender bitters for the latter, noting a fondness for the combination of tequila and lavender.

The Manhattan cocktail, a legendary concoction, is widely believed to have been invented in the 1870s at the Manhattan Club in New York City. While the exact date and circumstances remain a topic of some debate, the most popular account credits its creation to a bartender named Black, who purportedly mixed it for a party hosted by Jennie Jerome, the mother of Winston Churchill, in honor of presidential candidate Samuel J. Tilden. Another theory suggests the drink originated earlier, possibly in the 1860s, but the Manhattan Club story, dating to around 1874, is the most frequently cited.