Cheers, friends!
As this post goes live today, I’ll be clinking glasses with Barclay high up in the sky on our 13-hour flight halfway around the world to NEW ZEALAND!! :) :) :)
Oh my goodness, after months of planning, I can hardly believe that this trip is finally here! But I am so ready for it — so ready to finally see and feel and taste and explore this beautiful country, so ready to soak up lots and lots of time with my handsome traveling partner and his Kiwi family, and so ready to take some time off work and get busy vacationing. Ahem, make that vacationing in the warm summer New Zealand sunshine, no less. I’ve never loved backwards seasons more than now.
Anyway, stay tuned because I cooked up a bunch of great recipes that will be popping up on the blog while I’m gone. And my incredible assistant Hayley will be tuning in here (as always) with answers to comments and any recipe questions that you might have. But other than that, I’m going to try very hard to stay mostly offline and soak up time with some of my favorite people in one of my favorite countries that I’ve always wanted to visit. I’m certain I’ll be back with oodles of stories and photos to share. :)
So cheers to a great month for all of us ahead! And what better than to raise a glass of one of my all-time favorite cocktails, that I’ve recently kicked up a notch with two new favorite things. Can you spot em?
Manhattan Cocktail
- Prep Time: 2 minutes
- Total Time: 2 minutes
- Yield: 1 serving 1x
Description
Learn how to make a classic Manhattan cocktail with this easy 3-ingredient Manhattan drink recipe.
Ingredients
- 2 ounces bourbon whiskey
- 1 ounce sweet vermouth
- 2 dashes Angostura bitters
- ice
- Luxardo cherries (optional)
Instructions
- Add bourbon, sweet vermouth, bitters, and a handful of ice to a large mixing glass. Stir well until the ingredients are combined and chilled.
- Strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with Luxardo cherries if desired.
Or, if you are from Wisconsin we make our’s with Brandy!
I see the Martini and Rossi, which is what I use when I’m feeling pinched. But when you’re feeling flush, please do yourself a favor and try one of the more expensive red vermouths for your cocktails.
Use blended scotch for the variation called a Rob Roy. (I sometimes choose a lemon zest garnish for that.)
Awesome, thank you for the recommendation, Jim!
Gorgeous photos.
I was looking for a new mix of drinks, this will do perfectly thanks :)
One of my favourite cocktails ! A few drops of the cherry juice from the jar makes it even nicer!
Thanks Kathy, we’ll definitely try that next time! :)