Dubliner Manhattan

Name: Dubliner Manhattan
Ingredients: 2 oz Bourbon — or Irish whiskey; ½ oz Grand Marnier; ½ oz Sweet vermouth; 3 dashes Orange bitters; Maraschino cherry (if wanted)

manhattan · bourbon

Grand Marnier is doing half the sweetening here, which is why the vermouth pours short for a Manhattan and the orange bitters aren't redundant. Stir it — there's no juice to froth, and shaking only clouds a drink with nowhere to hide. The name says Irish, and I still reach for bourbon.

Ingredients

2 ozBourbon — or Irish whiskey
½ ozGrand Marnier
½ ozSweet vermouth
3 dashesOrange bitters

Garnish

Maraschino cherry (if wanted)

Method

Pour all ingredients into a shaker or stirring glass with ice and shake/stir, OR add all ingredients to a mixing glass with ice and stir. Strain and pour into martini glasses. Garnish with cherry.