The Martini

Perfect Manhattan

Name: Perfect Manhattan
Ingredients: 2 ounces Rittenhouse rye; ½ ounce Cocchi Vermouth di Torino; ½ ounce Dolin dry vermouth; 2 dashes Angostura bitters; Garnish: 1 lemon twist

Ingredients

2 ounces
½ ounce di Torino
½ ounce
2 dashes
Garnish: 1 twist

Method

Stir all the ingredients over ice, then strain into a chilled Nick & Nora glass. Express the lemon twist over the drink, then set it on the edge of the glass.

History

A variation on the Manhattan using equal parts sweet and dry vermouth instead of sweet alone — "perfect" being long-standing bartending shorthand for an even split of vermouths.