A brandy Manhattan......?

[Noel]

YES!! Years ago, around 1995, a bartender I knew advised he had invented a brandy Manhattan. Usual ingredients, except he substituted brandy in lieu of bourbon or rye. Really good. As I was being driven back to work....I puked out the window. (Maybe I ingested 3 of these).

OK, FF to today. Wanted to make a Manhatan, but no whiskey in the house. So, I got out some Christian Brothers brandy and made one. By Gar, it was good. (Had 2, but no visit to Ralph.... on the Big White Phone).

Try one....you might like it.

[discovery4us]

I prefer a Brandy with a side of coffee.

[gbopp]

Or, you could just drink beer. No recipes to remember. 🙂

[Desert_Captain]

The Brandy Manhattan in various formats has been my drink of choice for about 30 years. Never bothered with bitters but a shot of decent brandy on the rocks with just a tiny splash of sweet vermouth {nothing ruins a Brandy Manhattan quicker than too much vermouth, seriously just a little bit} works well for me.

If you want to kick it up a notch try adding {to the above formula} just a tiny splash of good bourbon. Best to build your own as I have rarely had any luck ordering them in a bar... they always seem to go heavy on the vermouth... arrrg!

:B

[Old-Biscuit]

donn0128 wrote:
Dont even remember what is in a manhatan

Kinda like a whiskey martini
Rye, vermouth & bitters

Goes back to the 1860's


I prefer my hard liquor straight....no mixes, no additional ingredients

[donn0128]

Dont even remember what is in a manhatan

[Lwiddis]

Sounds very goid.