Whisky · Stir · Coupe · 4 min
Remember the Maine
A Manhattan with cherry and a breath of absinthe, named for the USS Maine, sunk in Havana harbour in 1898.
What's in it
- 60ml (2 oz) Rye whiskey
- 22.5ml (¾ oz) Sweet vermouth
- 15ml (½ oz) Cherry liqueur
- 7.5ml (¼ oz) Absinthe, to rinse
- 1 Lemon twist optional
How to make it
- Rinse a chilled coupe with the absinthe.
- Stir the rye, sweet vermouth and cherry liqueur with ice in a mixing glass.
- Strain into the rinsed glass.
- Express a lemon twist over the top.
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