The History of the Manhattan

One thing we’re pretty sure of is that the drink had reared its beautiful head by the 1880s, and we also know that it was one of the very first cocktails that called for vermouth as a modifier. Dear, sweet vermouth. The Man- hattan predates other vermouth greats like the Martini, the Martinez, the Rob Roy and the Bobby Burns. It is the king of vermouth drinks.

There’s a chance that the Manhattan was invented at the Manhattan Club in New York, and the club’s official histo- ry makes that claim. According to popular legend, the rec- ipe was created there for a party thrown in 1874 by Jennie Jerome (AKA Lady Randolph Churchill), Winston Churchill’s mother. But no matter what anyone tells you—and this story is often seen in print, don’t believe it.

As Liquor.com advisor David Wondrich pointed out in his book Imbibe!, Lady Randolph was in England about to give birth to little Winnie at the time she was supposed to be partying in the Big Apple.

The best lead we have on the true birth of the drink is from a story written by William F. Mulhall, a bartender who plied his trade at New York’s famed Hoffman House for more than 30 years, starting in the early 1880s. “The Man- hattan cocktail was invented by a man named Black, who kept a place ten doors below Houston Street on Broadway in the 1860’s, and invented the most famous drink in the world in its time” Mulhall wrote.

Even though Mulhall’s account comes decades after the drink appeared on the scene, we do know that the man was a bona fide bartender. And if you can’t trust a bartender, who can you trust?

Gary Regan, Liquor.com The Manhattan List Classic Cocktails Bourbon House celebrates the original cocktail with many classic recipes, variations and Old Fashion: Knob Creek, Raw Sugar, Bitters, originals. Orange` 9

Sazarac: High West Rendezvous Rye, The Bourbon House Perfect Manhattan: Peychaud’s Bitters, Sugar, Absinthe, Lemon 10 Booker’s 126 Proof Straight Kentucky Bourbon, Negroni: Monopolowa Gin, Campari, Carpano Antica Sweet Vermouth, Ransom Dry Vermouth, Fee Bros Bitters, Amarena Cherry. Carpano Antina 9 Served up. New York Sour: Makers Mark, Sour, Red Wine 9 12 Mint Julep: Four Roses Small Batch, Mint, Simple 9 The Classic 1970s Manhattan: Evan Williams Moscow Mule: Stoli Vodka, Muddled Single Barrel Bourbon, Martini Rossi Sweet Lime, Crabbie’s Ginger Beer 9 Vermouth, Angostura Bitters and 1 Red Maraschino Cherry 7 Bourbon Smash: Maker’s Mark, Gran Gala, Boulivadier: Wild Turkey, Campari, Carpano Lemon, Mint 9 Antica 9 Ramos Fizz: Tanqueray Gin, Sour, Cream, Brooklyn: Bulliet Rye, Dry Vermouth, Egg Whites 9 Carpano Antica, Orange Bitters 8 The Margarita: Hornitos Plata, Gran Gala, Up State: Hudson’s Manhattan Rye, Carpano Honey Syrup, Lime, OJ 8 Antica, Orange Bitters 10 Rob Roy: Johnnie Walker Red, Sweet Vermouth, Mai Tai: Gosling’s Black Seal, Amaretto, Bitters 9 Gran Gala, Pineapple, Lime 9 Black Thorne: Jameson, Sweet Vermouth, Pimm’s Cup: Pimm’s #1, Gran Gala, Lime, Bitters, Absinthe 8 Ginger Beer 9 Weeski: Red Breast 12yr, Lillet Blanc, Rusty Nail: Speyburn 10yr, Drambuie 9 Cointreau, Orange Bitters 10 Bronx: Monopolowa Gin, Sweet and Dry Pisco Sour: Capel Pisco, Sour, Egg White 9 Vermouth, OJ, Bitters 9 Dark and Stormy: Goslings Black Seal, Fresh Toronto: High West Double Rye, Cynar, Lime, Crabbie’s Ginger Beer 8 Sugar, Bitters 9 Bee’s Knees: Beehive Jack Rabbit Gin, Lemon, Honey 9 House Recipes and Variations Wine

White The Bourbon House PickleBack: Jameson, Chased with Fresh Pickle Brine 5 Zonin, Prosecco (187ml) 7 The Hemingway Daiquri: Bacardi Silver, St. Michelle Riesling 7 Luxardo, Sour, Grapefruit 8 Monkey Bay Sauvignon Blanc 7 El Presidente: Bacardi Gold, Gran Gala, Rex Goliath Pinot Grigio 7 Dry Vermouth, Orange 8 BV Chardonnay 7 Juicy Pair: Absolut Pears, Lemon, Barefoot Bubbly (750ml Bottle) 24 Simple Syrup 9 Black and Stormy: Jameson Black, Muddled Limes, Crabbie’s Ginger Beer 8 Red The Copywriter: Bushmills, Carpano Antica, Mark West Pinot Noir 8 Honey Syrup, Lemon 9 J. Lohr Merlot 10 The Game Changer: Lucid Absinthe, Monopolowa Cline Zinfandel 7 Gin, Sour, Mint 13 Red Diamond Cabernet Sauvignon 8 Cucumber Cup: Cucumber Vodka, Limoncello, Don Miguel Gascon Malbec 8 Mint, Lemon/Lime Soda 9 Oxford Landing Shiraz 8 Cablegram: Maker’s Mark, Lemon, Simple, Crabbie’s Ginger Beer 8 Derby: Maker’s Mark, Gran Gala, Sweet Vermouth, Lime 8 Monkey Gland: Monopolowa Gin, Gran Gala, Orange, Grenadine, Simple, Absinthe 12 Wine Cocktails Bourbon and Elder: Buffalo Trace Bourbon, St. Germain, Bitters 9 French 75: Aviation, Lemon Juice, Simple Syrup, Prosecco 9 Whiskey Seduction: Wild Turkey Rye, Blackberry Liqueur, Lemon, Pinot Noir 10 Red Splash: Sauza, Agave Syrup, Lime, Prairie Flower: High West American Praire, Grapefruit, Pinot Noir 9 St. Germaine, Dry Vermouth, Lavender Bitters 10 Autumn Swim: Absolut, Melon Liqueur, Lemon, Simple, Sauv Blanc 9

Bourbon House proudly only serves full Draft Beer strength bottled beer.

Served in a 20oz Imperial Pint Anchor Steam 6 Angry Orchard Crisp Apple Cider 6 Bud Light, St. Louis, MO 5 Ballast Point Sculpin IPA 6 Deschutes River Ale, Bend, OR 6 Ballast Point Grapefruit Sculpin IPA 6 Lagunitas Down Low, Petaluma, Ca 6 Bohemian Altbier 4 Shock Top, St. Louis, MO 5 Bohemian Dortmunder Lager 4 Uinta Cutthroat Pale Ale, SLC, UT 6 Coney Island Hard Rootbeer 5 Uinta Hefeweizen, SLC, UT 6 Corona Familiar (946ml) 8 Uinta Trader IPA, SLC, UT 6 Crabbies Ginger Beer 8 Delirium Tremens Uinta Wyld EPA, SLC, UT 6 9 Deschutes Black Butte Porter 5 Guinness, St. James Gate, Dublin 8.5 Deschutes Fresh Squeezed IPA 5 Strongbow Hard Cider, United Kingdom 8.5 Deschutes Mirror Pond Pale Ale 5 Epic Brainless Belgian (651ml) 11 Epic Cross Fever Amber (651ml) 7 Epic Pfeifferhorn Lager (651ml) 7 Epic Spiral Jetty IPA (651ml) 7 Firestone Walker Union Jack IPA 5.5 Firestone Pale 31 5.5 Draft Beer Cocktails Firestone Pivo Pils 5.5 Full Sail Amber 4 HopFruit: Monopolowa Gin, Grapefruit Juice, Full Sail IPA 4 Simple, St. Germain, Trader IPA 9 Grolsch (450ml) 7 Small Hands: Sauza, Lime, Agave Syrup, Hamm’s 4 Lavender Bitters, Hefe 9 Lagunitas Little Sumpin’ Sumpin’ 6 Lagunitas IPA 6 Leffe Blonde Ale 6 Lev Lion Lager (500ml) 6 Lindeman’s Framboise Lambic 9.5 Bourbon House proudly only serves full Bourbon strength bottled beer.

On May 4, 1964, the United States Congress Molson Canadian 5 recognized Bourbon Whiskey as a “distinctive Mountain West Ruby Cider 11 product of the United States.” The Federal Standards of Identity for Distilled Spirits Newcastle Brown Ale 6 (27 C.F.R. 5.22) state that bourbon must meet North Coast Old Rasputin Imperial Stout 5.5 these requirements: Oscar Blues Dales Pale Ale 6 * Bourbon must be made of a grain mixture that Oscar Blues G’Knight Imperial Red IPA 7 is at least 51% corn (maize). Pacifico 6 * Bourbon must be distilled to no more than Piraat Triple Ale 7 160 (U.S.) proof (80% alcohol by volume). * Neither coloring nor flavoring may be added. Proper Brewing Hop vs Hop Double IPA 12 * Bourbon must be aged in new, charred oak Proper Brewing Instigator IPA 11 barrels. Rogue Dead Guy Ale 6 * Bourbon must be entered into the barrel at Sam Adams Boston Lager 6 no more than 125 proof (62.5% alcohol by vol- ume). Sam Adams Rebel IPA 6 * Bourbon, like other whiskeys, may be bottled Sam Smith Oatmeal Stout 7 at not less than 80 proof (40% alcohol by vol- Session IPA 4 ume.) * Bourbon that meets the above requirements Session Lager 4 and has been aged for a minimum of two years Session Black Lager 4 may (but is not required to) be called Sierra Nevada Pale Ale 5 Straight Bourbon. * Straight Bourbon aged for a period less than Steigl 7 four years must be labeled with the duration Stella Artois 7 of its aging. Stone Arrogant Bastard 7 * If an age is stated on the label, it must be the age of the youngest whiskey in the bottle. Stone IPA 6 * Only whiskey produced in the United States Squatters Hop Rising IPA 5 can be called bourbon. Unibroue La Fin du Monde 7 Uinta Dubhe Imp. Black IPA 6 Bourbon Offerings Uinta Hop Nosh IPA 5 1792 Port Finish 8 Uinta Tangerine Hop Nosh 5 1792 Single Barrel 10 Basil Hayden 8yr 7.5 Wasatch Devastator Double Bock 5 Blanton’s Single Barrel 9 Wasatch Ghostrider White IPA 5 Blood Oath #2 13 Wasatch Polygamy Porter Nitro 5 Bookers 9 Buffalo Trace 6 Bulleit Frontier 6.5

Bourbon Offerings, cont. American Whiskey

Bulleit 10yr 9 Some key types listed in the U.S. Code of Federal Eagle Rare Single Barrel 7 Regulations are: EH Taylor Barrel Proof 13 Elijah Craig 12yr 6.5 * Rye whiskey, from mash that consists of at least Elijah Craig Barrel Proof 9 51% rye. Elijah Craig 18yr 15 * Rye malt whiskey, from mash that consists of at Evan Williams Single Barrel 6.5 least 51% malted rye. Four Roses Small Batch 7 * Malt whiskey, from mash that consists of at Four Rose Single Barrel 8.5 least 51% malted barley. George T. Stagg 15 * Wheat whiskey, from mash that consists of at Henry du Yore 7.5 least 51% wheat. Hudson Baby Bourbon 12 * Corn whiskey, from mash that consists of at Jefferson’s Ocean Aged 12 least 80% corn (maize). Jim Beam 5.5 * Tennessee whiskey, there are only four brands of Jim Beam Devil’s Cut 5.5 Tennessee whiskey that are currently bottled – Jim Beam Single Barrel 7 Jack Daniel's, George Dickel, Benjamin Prichard's, Johnny Drum Private Stock 7 and Collier and McKeel. Three of the four brands that currently produce Tennessee whiskey use a Kentucky Vintage 7 production process that involves a filtering stage Knob Creek 7 called the Lincoln County Process, in which the Knob Creek 2001 Limited 16 whiskey is filtered through a thick layer of maple Maker’s Mark 5 charcoal before it is put into casks for aging. In Maker’s Mark 46 7 2013, Tennessee House Bill 1084 was passed, re- Maker’s Mark Cask Strength 9 quiring the Lincoln County process to be used for Medley Bros 5 products produced in the state labeling themselves Mitcher’s Small Batch 9 as "Tennessee Whiskey". Noah’s Mill 10 Old Forester Signature 6 Orphan Barrel Barterhouse 13 Ridgemont Reserve 1792 7 Stagg Jr. 9 Whiskey Street American Prairie Reserve 9 Wathen’s 6 Wild Turkey 101 6 Wild Turkey Diamond Anniversary 16 Wild Turkey Masters Keep 17yr 17 Aged in High West Manhattan Barrels for 16 months William Larue Weller 15 and bottled exclusively for Bourbon House and Whiskey Willett Pot Still Reserve 10 Street. Only available at here and Whiskey Street. Woodford Reserve 7.5 Woodford Reserve Double Oaked 9

American and Rye Offerings Scotch Whisky Bulleit 95 Rye 6.5 The Scotch Whisky Act of 1988 defines Scotch whisky Booker’s Rye 30 as: George Dickel #8 5 * Produced at a distillery in Scotland from water and malted barley. EH Taylor Straight 13 * Distilled at an alcoholic strength by volume of Gentleman Jack 7 less than 94.8% so that the distillate has an aroma Jack Daniel’s 6 and taste derived from the raw materials. Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Honey 6 * Has been matured in Scotland in oak casks of a High West American Prairie 8 capacity not exceeding 700 litres, for the period High West Bourye 13 of not less than 3 years. High West Campfire 10 * Retains the color, aroma and taste derived from High West Double Rye 6 the raw materials; and to which no substance other than water and spirit caramel has been added. High West OMG Silver Rye 7 * Prohibits the production in Scotland of whisky High West Rendezvous Rye 9 other than Scotch Whisky. High West Silver Western Oat 7 Scotch Offerings Hudson Manhattan Rye 8 Aberlour 12yr 9 Hudson Corn 8 Aberlour 16yr 12 Knob Creek Rye 7 Ardbeg 10yr 9 McCarthy’s Single Malt 7 Ardbeg Perpetuum 15 Ole Smokey Moonshine 6 The Balvenie Doublewood 12yr 10 Orphan Barrel Gifted Horse Rye 13 The Balvenie Portwood 21yr 24 Rittenhouse Bottled in Bond 7 Dalmore 12yr 9 Rogue Dead Guy 8 Dewar’s White Label (blend) 7 Sazarac Rye 6yr 8 Glenlivet 12yr 9 Tin Cup American 7 Glenlivet 15yr 10 Thomas Handy Rye 15 Glenlivet 16yr 12 Glenlivet 18yr 14 Wild Turkey Forgiven 9 Glenfiddich Original 14 Wild Turkey Rye 7 Glenfiddich 18yr 13 Willet Family Rye 20 Glenmorangie 10yr 9 Glenmorangie Quinta Ruban 13 Highland Queen 8yr 7 Johnnie Walker Red (blend) 6 Johnnie Walker Black 12yr (blend) 7 Laphroaig 10yr 10 Macallan 12yr 11 Speyburn 10yr 6 Tomintoul 16yr 12 Tullabardine 500 13 Irish Whiskey Canadian Irish Whiskey can be summarized as follows: According to the laws of Canada, a Canadian * Must be distilled and aged on the island of whisky must be: Ireland; that is, either in the Republic of *Mashed, distilled, and aged in Canada. Ireland or Northern Ireland. *It may contain caramel and flavoring in addi- * Must be aged for at least three years in tion to the distilled mash spirits. wooden casks. *There is no maximum limit on the alcohol lev- * If the spirits comprise a blend of two or el of the distillation, so the bulk of the more such distillates, the product is referred distilled content (often more than 90 percent) to as a "blended" Irish whiskey. may be neutral spirits rather than straight whiskies. *It must be aged for at least three years in a Irish Offerings wooden barrel of not greater than 700 L capac- Bushmills 6 ity, and it must contain at least 40% alcohol Jameson 5 by volume.

Jameson Black 7 Canadian Offerings Jameson Caskmates 7 Crown Royal 6.5 Jameson 12yr 9 Crown Royal Reserve 9 Jameson Gold 11 Crown Royal Harvest Rye 7 Jameson 18yr 14 Forty Creek 6 Jameson Vintage 31 Legacy 6 Pendleton 6.5 Knappogue 12yr 8 Pendleton 1910 Canadian Rye 12yr 8 Knappogue 16yr 13 Japanese Midleton Very Rare 17 Whisky production in Japan began around 1870, RedBreast 12yr 7 but the first commercial production was in RedBreast 21yr 30 1924 upon the opening of the country's first Tullamore Dew 5 distillery, Yamazaki. Broadly speaking the Tullamore Dew 12yr 7 style of Japanese whisky is more similar to Tyrconnell Single Malt 8 that of Scotch whisky than Irish, American, or Canadian styles of whiskey, and thus the

spelling typically follows the Scottish con- vention (omitting the letter "e"). Japanese Offerings Hakushu 12yr 9 Hibiki Harmony 9 Hibiki 12yr 9 Yamazaki Single Malt 12yr 9 Yamazaki Single Malt 18yr 18 Absinthe Vodka Colorless, distilled liquor of neutral spirits A potent yellowish-green alcoholic drink, usually made from a grain mash (generally rye technically a gin, originally having high or wheat). Potato vodka originated in Russia wormwood content. Highly aromatic, this li- in the 14th century. Today most vodka is dis- queur is dry and somewhat bitter in taste. tilled from cereal grains. It is highly neu- Wormwood (Artemisia absinthium) is the chief tral, most flavoring substances having been flavoring ingredient; other aromatic ingredi- eliminated during distillation and filtration, ents include licorice (which usually predomi- the latter process employing charcoal purifi- nates in the aroma), hyssop, fennel, angelica ers. Distilled water is usually added before root, aniseed, and star aniseed. bottling in order to lower alcohol content to 40–43% by volume (80–86 proof). Vodka is not Absinthe has often been portrayed as a danger- aged. ously addictive psychoactive drug. The chemi- cal compound thujone, although present in the Vodka Offerings spirit in only trace amounts, was blamed for Absolut 5.5 its alleged harmful effects. By 1915, absinthe Absolut Citron 5.5 had been banned in the United States and in Absolut Mandrin 5.5 much of Europe. Although absinthe was vili- Absolut Peach 5.5 fied, it has not been demonstrated to be any more dangerous than ordinary spirits. Recent Absolut Pears 5.5 studies have shown that absinthe's psychoac- Absolut Peppar 5.5 tive properties (apart from that of the alco- Absolut Raspberri 5.5 hol) have been exaggerated. Absolut Ruby Red 5.5 Absolut Vanilia 5.5 Absinthe Offerings Effen Cucumber 6 Five Wives 6 Served traditionally with sugar and ice cold Five Wives Heavenly 6 water (unless noted) Grey Goose 7.5 Absente (refined) 8 Jeremiah Weed Sweet Tea 5.5 Ketel One Herbsaint 5 7 Monopolowa Potato 5.5 Kubler 10 Pinnacle Grape 5 Lucid 10 Salt City 6 St George (served on the cube Sugarhouse 6 with a splash of water) 10 Stolichnaya 6 Tito’s 6 Gin Tequila According to the European Union, gin is legal- ly differentiated into the following four cat- Usually clear in color and unaged, made from agories: the fermented juice of the Mexican agave * Juniper-flavored Spirits: This includes the plant. It contains 40–50% alcohol. It was de- earliest class of gin, which is produced by veloped soon after the Spaniards brought dis- pot distilling a fermented grain mash to mod- tillation to Mexico, and is named for the town erate strength (e.g. 68% ABV), and then re- of Tequila. There are 4 types of tequila: distilling it with botanicals to extract the *Silver: Un-aged and bottled or stored immedi- aromatic compounds. It must be bottled at a ately after distillation, or aged less than minimum of 30% ABV. two months in stainless steel or neutral oak * Gin: This is a juniper-flavored spirit made barrels. not via the re-distillation of botanicals, but *Gold: Un-aged silver tequila that may be fla- by simply adding approved natural flavoring vored with caramel coloring. Could also be the substances to a neutral spirit of agricultural result of blending silver tequila with aged origin. The predominant flavor must be juni- and/or extra-aged tequila. per. *Reposado: Aged a minimum of two months, but * Distilled Gin: Distilled gin is produced less than a year in oak barrels of any size. exclusively by re-distilling ethyl alcohol of *Añejo: Aged a minimum of one year, but less agricultural origin with an initial strength than three years in small oak barrels of 96% ABV in stills traditionally used for gin, in the presence of juniper berries and of other natural botanicals. Tequila Offerings * London Gin: London Gin may not contain add- ed sweetening exceeding 0.1 grams of sugar per Don Julio 1942 16 liter of the final product, nor colorants, nor Hornitos Reposado 7 any added ingredients other than water. The Hornitos Plata 6 term London Gin may be supplemented by the Jose Cuervo Especial 5.5 term "dry". Patron Anejo 9.5 Gin Offerings Patron Reposado 8.5 Aviation 7 Patron Silver 8 Beehive Jack Rabbit 7 Vida Anejo 9.5 Bombay Sapphire 7 Sauza Gold 5.5 Hendrick’s 7.5 Tres G Anejo 9 Monopolowa 5.5 Vida Blanco 7.5 Ramson Old Tom 8 Tanqueray 6.5

Rum Liqueurs and Cordials

A distilled alcoholic beverage made from sugar- Liqueurs, or cordials, are a sweet distilled cane byproducts, such as molasses, or directly spirit with sugar contents starting at 2.5 from sugarcane juice, by a process of fermenta- percent, with the sweetest going far beyond tion and distillation. The distillate, a clear that. liquid, is then usually aged in oak barrels. These spirits often begin with a base liquor, which could be anything from a neutral grain alcohol to a brandy, whiskey, or rum. Sugar Rum Offerings is added to the base along with a mix of herbs, fruits and spices depending on the de- Bacardi Superior 5.5 sired flavor. You will often see liqueurs with a specific flavor profile, such as cura- Bacardi 8yr 6 cao (orange) or creme de framboise Bacardi Gold 7 (raspberry). Other liqueurs are more of a Brigham Rum 6.5 blend of flavors, like Campari, Drambuie and Tuaca. Cap’t Morgan Spiced 5.5 Gosling’s Black Seal 6 Pyrat Planters XO Reserve 7

Ron Abuelo Anejo 12yr 7.5 Sailor Jerry Spiced 5.5 Cordial Offerings

Baileys 6 Capel Pisco 7 Di Saronno 7 Fernet Branca 7 Fireball 5 Hennessey 8 Jagermeister 6 Pimm’s #1 6 Underground 6 Yukon Jack 6

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