Comments on: Cocktail Hour: Manhattan

By: Cocktail Hour: The Martinez and the Martini | wine me, dine me

Cocktail Hour: The Martinez and the Martini | wine me, dine me — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 23:09:37 +0000

[...] why do people not like vermouth in their martini? For the same reason that people don’t like sweet vermouth: 9 times out of ten, bars have skunked [...]

By: Gina Niesen

Gina Niesen — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 15:37:49 +0000

The booze soaked cherries were my favorite as a kid! We all knew how to make them by the time we could reach the counter. I can only drink them after a few other drinks. Once at a Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra Gala, I ordered Manhattans and most definately got the nod of approval from both the male bartender and many gentlemen in tuxedos standing around the bar. It is the one time that I remember being proud of ordering a drink. Thanks for the blog…..great memories!

By: julie

julie — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 20:29:02 +0000

I knew I couldn’t be the only person who has a cocktail associated with childhood.

By: Greg

Greg — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 20:27:25 +0000

“If there’s one thing that symbolized my childhood, it was the Manhattan.”
Every so often my mom would have a Manhatten ready for my dad when he came home and I would get to taste them. To this day I can’t get mine to taste like my mom’s. When I tell people I’m trying to copy the Manhattan my mom used to give me when I was a kid, I get some strange looks.

By: vudutu

vudutu — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 16:18:43 +0000

A quick note the Cork and Bottle and I think the Party Source also have their own hand picked numbered KY Bourbon. They go down and sample the barrels, buy them and private label. Each one is slightly different, I’ll bet they would host a WMDMC Spring Kentucky tasting if we asked.

By: Maker's Man

Maker's Man — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 14:14:54 +0000

Love a great Maker’s Manhattan! Hope you get a chance to visit Maker’s Mark Distillery and take the free tour then take the free Kentucky Cooperage (bourbon barrel-making factory) tour for a great Bourbon Country experience. Maker’s Mark is located just outside downtown Lebanon, Ky. and the cooperage is right on Main Street. You can register to win a free Bourbon & Barrels Getaway right now at http://www.VisitLebanonKy.com. Drawing is April 2. Enter every day. No purchase is necessary.

By: CincyCapell

CincyCapell — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 06:27:24 +0000

Jay also carries Dolin Vermouth de Chambéry at the Party Source, which is perhaps the worlds finest vermouth. Dolin is the last surviving vermouth producer in France’s Chambéry region.

By: Christina Baita

Christina Baita — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 00:02:22 +0000

I guess that I will have to try one of these. Which version do you suggest for a newbie and why would a liquor only be served in China and not here? It's not like that "green fairy stuff" that was illegal at one point. .-= Christina Baita´s last blog ..Rehearsals for Mozart’s Requiem =-.

By: julie

julie — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 22:35:44 +0000

Thanks, Jay! Would love to drink a Manhattan with you someday, too. And I appreciate the correction!

By: Jay Erisman

Jay Erisman — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 21:19:33 +0000

Hi Julie,
Thanks for the business. You’re right about the 375 ml vermouth; that’s the best way to buy them so they stay fresh. Also, store them in the refrigerator for longest life.

Also, ahem, a minor correction about Four Roses. Previous owner Seagram straight Bourbon was previously sold in Japan and Europe only,, not China, while America was stuck with (as Master Distiller Jim Rutledge puts it) a “rotgut” blended whiskey. Happily, the new owners Kirin since 2003 have done right by the distillery, and have allowed it to rise to new heights in 2010, the year of its centenary. You can read the whole story here in my article:
http://www.thepartysource.com/whiskey/whiskey_articles_view.php?Id=00289

Would love to drink a Manhattan with you someday,
Cheers,
Jay Erisman