Perfect Manhattan

Ingredients

• 2 oz Rye Whiskey
• 0.5 oz Sweet Vermouth
• 0.5 oz Dry Vermouth
• 2 dashes Angostura Bitters
• Lemon twist · optional garnish

Method

1. 1

   Add the rye, both vermouths, and bitters to a mixing glass with ice.

2. 2

   Stir until well-chilled, about 20-30 seconds.

3. 3

   Strain into a chilled coupe.

4. 4

   Express a lemon twist over the drink and drop it in.

The Story

In bartending, a "perfect" drink splits its vermouth evenly between sweet and dry. The Perfect Manhattan is the best-known example, and it turned up in American bar guides by the early twentieth century as a drier, lighter-bodied answer to the original.