The History of the Manhattan

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 history 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 volume). 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, and Collier and McKeel.

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