Manhattan Drink Recipe - Italian Drink Classic!


	Manhattan drink recipe "Whiskey, Italian Vermouth and Angostura Bitters" This Manhattan drink recipe was my grandma's favorite of all Italian drinks. She wasn't a drinker. But every Christmas she had a Manhattan while cooking. She would sneak me sips when I was young. Honestly, I could never grow to like this. This is an old time classic Italian drink. The flavoring really depends on the sweet vermouth. I think any old whiskey will do, but the original calls for an American whiskey As I post hundreds of my grandma's Italian dessert recipes, I remember the get-togethers we served these at. So grandma, this one's for you even though it wasn't my favorite. Some of the ingredients might be a little foreign to you - but they are NOT hard to find. They are standards in our Italian drinks and most liquor stores carry all of these. So, keep reading... I answered a few questions about angostura bitters, and Italian vermouth in the section below. And there are a few substitutions listed also. Manhattan Drink Recipe YIELD: 1 Serving Ingredients: * 75 ml ( 2 1/2 ozs.) whiskey * 30 ml ( 1 oz.) sweet red vermouth * Dash of angostura bitters * Maraschino cherry (Garnish) Procedure * Stirred over ice. * Strain into a chilled glass. * Garnish (My grandma always had a cherry). * Serve straight up. What is angostura bitters? Angostura bitters isn't really an alcohol. Well, there's not much in it. It's a mixture of a tad of alcohol, gentian root (a pretty little root with a flower), and vegetable extracts. Can I skip the bitters? Hmmmmm. Well that is kinda what makes this a Manhattan cocktail - but you decide. You're the boss. What is vermouth? Just wine with added herbs. Can I swap out the vermouth for a red wine? Nope. To keep this a classic Italian drink and really get what you are looking for - a Manhattan cocktail, you need to make sure not only to get red vermouth - but SWEET red vermouth. Want the drink drier? Use more whiskey and less vermouth. Want the drink sweeter? Use more vermouth and less whiskey. Looking for a different garnish? Try a lemon peel. But you won't get the color like you do from the cherry. If you want the drink a little brighter looking add some cherry juice! Back to the top of the Manhattan drink recipe recipe. Click here to see the Italian drinks page. Italian Drinks Amaretto Coffee Amaretto Sour Drink Recipe Amaretto Stone Sour Recipe Amaretto Vodka Peach Schnapps Amaretto Tea Arnold Palmer Recipe Basil Martini Bellini Recipe Berry Sangria Best Sangria Recipe Blue Lagoon Drink Blue Martini Recipe Cafe Amaretto Espresso Drink Recipe Espresso Martini Recipe Harvey Wallbanger Recipe How To Make Sangria Kahlua And Cream Recipe Kamikaze Drink Italian Margarita Recipe Limoncello Recipe Liqueur Names Manhattan Drink Recipe Peach Sangria Rob Roy Recipe Soco Amaretto Lime Sour Apple Martini Recipe Watermelon Margarita Recipe Wedding Cake Martini White Chocolate Martini Recipe White Sangria Recipe I love sugar and I eat dessert EVERYDAY! Ok, not MASSIVE amounts. But I do have to finish off the evening meal with a little sweet something. When I was a kid my health conscience mother would ration my Halloween candy. Her mantra was, "white sugar will kill you". But my Italian grandma always told me, "Everybody needs a little bit of sugar." :-) So, to get my October Halloween sugar fix I will make the traditional Italian cookie recipe, Venetian Bones of the Dead. Italians make these for the Day of the Dead on November 2nd. So - hey, our holiday in America - Halloween is the closest. So - while the neighborhood is slamming down a bunch of gross mass produced candy on October 31st, I'll have a real goodie. Oh yeah, I'll have to post it too! (Eventually!) You know how it is. Work. Kids. Clean. Cook. I'll see if Bones Of The Dead is in my grandma's first recipe file she started when she married in 1932. Most of the recipes on my site came from her influence. If they aren't in her file - then I got them from her friends. And the remainder I experimented with adapting her style. I hope she looks down and smiles this Halloween. Lisa Would you like to share this page? You know how to do it! Thanks for sharing the sugar love! Contact Me Privacy Policy About
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