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Surfer Rob Roy
Created by Miguel Lancha. Courtesy of Bazaar South Beach by José Andrés
Ingredients:
- 1 1/2 oz. Tropical Scotch Batch #1*
- 1/2 oz. Monkey Shoulder Scotch Blend Whisky
- 1 oz. Vya Sweet Vermouth
- 1 tsp. Valdespino Amontillado Sherry
- 1 dash Angostura Bitters
- Amarena Cherry for Garnish
Preparation: Combine the ingredients in a mixing glass and stir with cubed ice until proper dilution and temperature are reached, then strain into a chilled coupe glass, rinsed with Vya dry vermouth, and add the amarena cherry garnish.
Smoked Barrel Aged Manhattan
Courtesy of Catalina Kitchen at Terranea Resort, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA (Destination Hotel)
Ingredients:
- 100 oz. Knob Creek Rye Whiskey
- 50 oz. Carpano Antica Vermouth
- 3 oz. Angostura Bitters
- Luxardo Cherries for Garnish
*Smoked with a blend of bourbon soaked oak, cherry wood, hickory wood, and dried orange peels.
The Brooklyn
Ingredients:
- 2 oz. Ragtime Rye Whiskey
- 1/4 oz. Dry Vermouth
- 1/4 oz. Maraschino Liqueur
- 1/2 oz. CioCiaro
Preparation: Stir, strain into chilled coupe.
The Manhattan
Ingredients:
- 2 oz. Breuckelen Rye
- 1 oz. VYA Vermouth
- Angostura Bitters (barely coat the bottom of the mixing glass)
Preparation: Stir, strain into chilled coupe. Garnish with brandied cherry.
American Pie Manhattan
Created by Heather Storm
Ingredients:
- 2 oz. Braddock Oak Single Barrel Rye
- 1 oz. Vya Vermouth
- 3 drops Bittercube Cherry Bark Vanilla Bitters
- Luxardo Cherry for Garnish
- Tiny Flower for Garnish
Preparation: Combine all ingredients into large mixing glass over ice. Stir until thoroughly chilled and strain into coupe glass. Garnish with luxardo cherry and a tiny flower.
The Perfect Manhattan
Ingredients:
- 3/4 oz. Vya Sweet Vermouth
- 3/4 oz. Vya Extra Dry Vermouth
- 2 oz. Rye Whiskey
- 3 dashes Essensia Orange Muscat
- 3 Brandied Cherries for Garnish
Preparation: Add ingredients to mixing glass with ice. Stir, serve up and garnish.
The Original Manhattan
Ingredients:
- 2 oz. Rye Whiskey
- 1 oz. Vya Sweet Vermouth
- 1-3 dashes bitters
- Brandied Cherry for Garnish
Preparation: Add ingredients to mixing glass with ice. Stir, serve up and garnish.
Vya 50:50 Manhattan
Ingredients:
- 1 1/2 oz. Vya Sweet Vermouth
- 1 1/2 oz. Rye Whiskey
Preparation: Add ingredients to mixing glass with ice. Stir, strain into glassware and garnish.
Manhattan Spritz
Ingredients:
- 1 1/2 oz. Vya Sweet Vermouth
- 2 oz. Bourbon
- 1 teaspoon Fresh Lemon Juice
- Fresh Lemon Peel for Garnish
Preparation: Combine Vya Sweet, bourbon and lemon juice in shaker with ice and shake. Pour into highball glass with crushed ice, top with soda water and garnish.
Midnight Manhattan
Ingredients:
- 1 oz. Vya Sweet Vermouth
- 1 1/2 oz. Starboard Batch 88
- dash of Bitters
Preparation: Combine ingredients and stir well with ice. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass.
Jaeger Manhattan
Recipe submitted by Jeff Mach
Ingredients:
- 2 oz. 100 Proof Rye Whiskey
- 1 oz. Vya Sweet Vermouth
- 1/4 oz. Jägermeister or Ramazzotti
Preparation: Combine ingredients and stir with ice until chilled. Serve in a coupe glass with a brandied cherry for garnish. “Yum!”
Green Fairy Manhattan
Recipe submitted by Paul Fortin
Ingredients:
- 3 1/2 oz. Rye Whiskey (Bulleit or Sazerac Preferred)
- 1 1/4 oz. Vya Sweet Vermouth
- 1/4 oz. Absinthe
- 3 dashes Lavender Bitters (Scrappy’s or Fee Brothers)
Preparation: Pour ingredients over ice and stir until cold. Serve straight up in a martini glass and garnish with an orange peel.
Third Marriage
Recipe submitted by Tracey Eden
Ingredients:
- 1 oz. Whistlepig Farmstock Crop 002 Rye
- 1 oz. Barking Irons Applejack
- 1 oz. VYA Vermouth
- 3 dashes of Blackstrap Bitters
Preparation:
- Stir everything on a big rock.
- Garnish with orange peel and nutmeg shavings.
Monkey on a Mission
Recipe submitted by Jessica Weinstein
Ingredients:
- 1 1/2 oz. Monkey Shoulder Scotch Whisky
- 1 1/2 oz. Vya Vermouth
- 1 long dash of Angostura Bitters
- 2 short dashes of Orange Bitters
- Atomized Sombra Mezcal
- Garnish with Flamed Orange
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