Here is my first post in a year, but I will be more frequent with my posts now that my blog has been resurrected, thanks to my blog designer and friend in all things tiki and cocktails - Humuhumu.
Some drinks look so simple they sound boring, but often the sum is better than the parts. Here is a very tasty variation on the Manhattan.
New 1920 Cocktail
1 dash orange bitters
1/4 French (dry) vermouth
1/4 Italian (sweet) vermouth
1/2 rye
Stir well in cracked ice and strain. Squeeze lemon peel above drink (but don’t drop it in).
From The Standard Bartender’s Guide by Patrick Gavin Duffy, 1948.
Tip: When measurements call for fractions or parts, don’t take that for ounces such as 1/2 ounce of rye. That would make a tiny drink and we don’t want that, right? I use a 3 ounce approximate drink size as a guide, and split that into parts. So in this drink I would use 1.5 oz. rye + 3/4 oz. of each vermouth = 3 oz. total. I don’t count dashes.
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