12/21/2023 0 Comments Manhattan cocktail![]() It’s a combination of rye, Campari, and chili-infused chocolate liqueur. Stepping out from under vermouth and liqueurs, I’ve put together a cocktail at the end of this article (because I never want to leave you without a new cocktail). Campari Manhattan Campari Manhattan Cocktail Designed for Valentine’s day, it’s a perfect Manhattan cocktail riff when you need a pick me up or a dessert cocktail. This cocktail tastes like chocolate covered raspberry truffle with just a hint of dark bitter notes like a fine piece of bittersweet chocolate. Boys on the Side Boy’s on the Side Cocktail with a raspberry and mint garnish.Ī celebration of the sweet and sassy women in our lives! This combines raspberry, chocolate and amaro in a balanced cocktail of sweet and bitter. But of course, I would say that as I prefer whiskey. By using whiskey as the base spirit, the cocktail flavors round out, more than just a hit of coffee with a strong vodka base. Paired with chocolate and coffee bitters, this Coffee Manhattan leans heavily on the coffee flavor profile with whiskey’s vanilla notes and oak flavors strong in the finish of the drink. Fancy up your Manhattan cocktails with a little cold brew and coffee liqueur to get that midday pick me up. My answer to the Espresso Martini is this Coffee Manhattan. Plus, I had the chance to get out the kitchen torch and caramelize the tops of a few banana slices for garnish. ![]() I chose to forgo the ice cream and concentrate on that lovely caramel and cooked banana flavor prevalent in the dessert. Upon opening a bottle of Giffard’s Banane du Bresil my first desire was to create a cocktail that tasted like a bananas foster dessert. Without the cream it’s a glorious adult cocktail! What’s better than a flambe? A flambe with bourbon. Indulge in banana/caramel/whiskey/vanilla flavors in this cocktail riff on a classy flambe dessert. Bananas Foster Manhattan Bananas Foster Manhattan Refined and elegant, and easy to garnish with a bit of candied ginger. In the end, the cocktail tasted like a dark Manhattan with a strong anise nose and flavor. But I added a healthy dose of the licorice and a splash of maple syrup to tone down the anise notes. For the base spirit, I went with a rye to keep wit the Sazerac theme. It’s a classy combination of the flavors from Manhattan cocktails and Sazerac whiskey cocktails. So, I ended up combining the flavors of the two together. I wanted a Manhattan, but I was also craving a Sazerac. When I created the cocktail, I had a crisis. Midnight on the Bayou – Black Manhattan Riff Midnight on the Bayou ![]() It’ll get them excited about bourbon, and about how easy it is to make. If I’m headed to a party, or making a drink for a new bourbon drinker, I share this Manhattan cocktail as a good starting place. Its flavor reminds me of chocolate pecan pie or a chocolate covered praline. ![]() This simple and fun Manhattan variation adds pecan liqueur and chocolate bitters to a bourbon base. The chocolate bitters added to it are the icing on the cake. It’s a cocktail that lets the nut flavors shine and pulls out lovely sweet and toasted notes from the bourbon. It’s an easy cocktail with only three ingredients, but each ingredient truly matters. Let me introduce you to a nutty riff on a Manhattan called the French Quarter Manhattan. French Quarter Manhattan French Quarter Manhattan Not only do you find a wide range of variations just by playing with variations of whiskies, vermouths, and bitters, you also open possibilities by adding liqueurs, infusions and aromatic garnishes. Part of the fun of the Manhattan cocktail is how varied it is. I start adding in other flavors or flavor combinations than just vermouth and bitters and see where that takes us. Because I love the Manhattan dearly, I always want to make it more approachable to those who think they don’t like bourbon or spirit-forward drinks. But, that doesn’t mean we can’t have a bit of fun with flavors and open up the door to some wild and crazy Manhattan variations. Manhattan cocktails hold a very prized place at the top of the cocktail heirarchy. Jump to Recipe Print Recipe Classic Bourbon Manhattan Cocktail
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