Top Drink Recipes from the Manhattan Cocktail Classic
This weekend, liquor representatives and drink-mixing pros from around the world descended on New York to join the Manhattan Cocktail Classic — five days of lectures and gatherings that revolve around bartending, food pairing, tasting, and the history of tippling. In the words of the organization’s website, it’s a “celebration of the myriad points of intersection between cocktails and culture.” Friday, May 13 was the opening gala, a nearly-black-tie celebration in the New York Public Library where dozens of bartenders manned booths that served up the best booze from a variety of brands in edgy, and often compelling cocktails. To ...
The Manhattan Cocktail Classic
Cocktails have been having a moment for the last decade. From middle-aged women in designer shoes to well-suited and booted yuppies with stock portfolios, everybody has grown obsessed with perfect standards and otherworldly concoctions. Now, for the next five days the annual Manhattan Cocktail Classic will expose you to the very intense world of mixology and for those in the industry a chance to review all the latest tips and tricks. The things you will learn about this festival will also stand as an explanation as to why getting a bartending gig in the city is close to impossible. Aside, I ...
The Real Manhattan
Not back in fashion, I mean. That story is at least a decade old, and even then it wasn’t much of a story. Unlike many other cocktails that have recently been roused from long hibernation, the Manhattan never really slumbered, having been kept drowsily awake through the lean years of cocktaildom by French-cuffed businessmen and other habitués of old-guard hotel bars and private clubs. But even those Manhattans — typically mixtures of bourbon or Canadian whiskey, bitters and vermouth finished off with the crimson syrup-grenade we call maraschino — aren’t what I’m talking about. No, I’m talking about the original Manhattan. ...
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Behind the Drink: The Manhattan
Whoever it was that conjured up the Manhattan, the classic potion that calls for skillfully integrating American whiskey—straight rye was probably the spirit of choice in the 19th century, though bourbon is quite acceptable today—with sweet vermouth and aromatic bitters, came up with a drink that is truly glorious. One thing we’re pretty sure... [Read more of this article]
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Tips on How to Make an Impressive Classic Manhattan Cocktail
Presentation is important so look for unusually shaped drinking glasses to serve the classic Manhattan cocktail in. To give the drinking glass a frosted effect simply dip the rim into lemon juice and then into sugar. Serve on a colorful drink coaster and enjoy! Place some colorful straws on the coaster. Cut them up in case you are using small... [Read more of this article]
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If you really want to enjoy a cocktail classic, check out the Manhattan cocktail. The Manhattan is often referred to as the “King of Cocktails” for good reasons. Manhattan Cocktail Recipe History Like many good things, the origins of the Manhattan cocktail are somewhat cloudy. Some say that the cocktail was developed for a banquet in honor... [Read more of this article]
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One of the most fashionable parties for adults these days to have are cocktail parties. Even thought their popularity has fallen off over the last few decades, cocktail parties have reappeared on the party scene and are now even more fashionable than they ever were before. While many adults in the United States today enjoy beer and wines, the mixed... [Read more of this article]
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