Is there anything more delicious than a Manhattan? A martini glass fresh from the freezer, all frosty and anxious. An enormous cherry just waiting to realize it's potential in the perfect blend of bourbon and vermouth. A float of ice drifting on the top born of aggressive, expert shaking. You know it’s ready to pour when the tin has frosted over and you cannot feel your fingers. Just a whisper of cherry juice….not too much, only enough so there’s a subtle under current. These things require, no demand, an easy touch.
After the first few sips of this delightful cocktail, you can feel the tension leave your body. The couch feels a little more comfortable, the game a little more watchable, the very world a little more manageable.
You take your time, you savor it. With each passing drink, you think, “God…this is a good drink!” You congratulate yourself on bypassing the High Life in the fridge. Then, almost by surprise, you see your glass is empty…or is it? There alone is the Cherry. All that time you sipped, and chatted and congratulated yourself on your wise decision, that Cherry was there. You may have forgotten, but she has not. She has patiently waited for you. And while you took your sweet time coming home to her, she greets you warmly. She’s not upset, and she won’t deny you. Ever so gently, yet greedily you pluck her from the glass by her stem, and take her into your mouth. The burst of flavors is ecstatic, boozy perfection. Shhhhh…Don’t ruin it with words.
Can it get any better? There’s only one way to know, and the shaker left idle on the counter beckons you. It’s Friday….why not.
It’s a three day weekend, you deserve a great drink. Here’s my recipe. Share with a friend or loved one.
For two delicious Manhattan’s.
2 Martini Glasses chilled in the freezer for at least 30 minutes
6 oz of Maker’s Mark (You could use another Bourbon….but why??)
1.25 oz of Sweet Vermouth….the red one silly.
A minimum of 2 enormous cocktail cherries with stems. The biggest you can find. Size does matter.
Pour liquid into mixing tin and fill with ice. Shake it hard. No harder you pussy! You want to bust that ice up.
Remove glasses from freezer. Gently lower a cherry into each glass. Or two if you have the stamina.
Add 1 Teaspoon of cherry juice to each glass.
Give the shaker a final shake, and pour equally into each glass.
You’re welcome.....
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I have had issue with various posts from time to time but never so much as this, mostly because you should know better.
You know I am an alcohol aficionado, borderline alcoholic in fact, and every drink is made better in the appropriate context and every situation made better with the appropriate drink. Wine, beer, liquor all have their place, and I have nothing against manhattans, only your use of them as described.
1) Bourbon (all whiskeys), regardless of its mixers should never be placed in anything besides bottle, ROCKS glass and belly
2) Maker's Mark is a fine Bourbon for chicks and amatuers
3) Games of any sort should never be viewed while consuming anything but beer. Anything else makes you seem uppity and a bit gay. Bourbon is appropriate any other time, watching a movie, having a fine dinner, sitting on the front porch on Sunday morning, with biscuits and country ham, or just because.
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