The Best Manhattan Cocktail Recipe (Perfect Every Time)

Place your serving glass in the freezer for at least 10 minutes prior to mixing. A cold glass ensures the drink stays crisp longer.

Using your jigger, pour the rye whiskey and sweet vermouth into your mixing beaker. Add exactly two sharp dashes of Angostura bitters.

Fill the mixing beaker roughly three-quarters full with dense, solid ice cubes. Avoid using crushed ice, which will melt too quickly.

Insert your bar spoon, keeping the back of the spoon against the glass wall. Stir in a fluid, circular motion for 20 to 30 seconds. The outside of the glass should become frosty.

Place your strainer over the mixing glass and pour the chilled liquid into your frozen coupe glass.

Carefully drop a single cherry into the center of the glass.