A grey, dank day. Thanksgiving turkey soup cooking. Perfect day for Manhattan’s. I am pretty regimented with Rittenhouse and Carpano Antica. So this, a sample given from a neighbor, decided I will start my cocktail du jour with the Handy & Schiller Manhattan. The Manhattan consists of “Sazerac Rye, vermouth, Peychaud’s bitters and caramel color.” N: Rye-based nose. The vermouth aroma is on the lighter side, almost non-apparent. Maraschino cherries, vanilla and white pepper, though faint. P: The vermouth is present giving a pleasant sweetness. Soft and silky texture containing barrel spices, cinnamon, fennel, with a good vanilla and cherries. F: The finish is has a nice charcoal surround, coating the tongue. Spearmint and white pepper and the remnants of cherries. O: Not a bad pre-made Manhattan. The Sazerac qualities are definitely detectable. Some pre-made can be sickly sweet, saccharine and/or artificial. This is an acceptable Manhattan that is good to have as a grab and go when off to a gathering where concocting own may be cumbersome. The High West pre-made would be my first choice for a Manhattan (or pre-made Old Fashioned.) followed by Sagamore Manhattan finish. [86/100][Tasted: 11/25/23]
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About this bottle
This is a ready-to-drink (RTD) named for 19th century New Orleans bar personalities Thomas Handy and John Schiller. It is made from Sazerac Rye produced at Buffalo Trace Distillery, vermouth, and Peychaud's Bitters and aged in ex-Sazerac Rye barrels. It is bottled at 70 proof.
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Scott E
3.5
AnttiRG
2.5
An elegant pre-mixed cocktail, with a delicate birth; spicy life & a balanced death. April / December 2018
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