The Manhattan cocktail was thought to have been invented in New York City in the early 1870s at the Manhattan Club for Lady Randolph Churchill (Winston Churchill's mother). The drink became very fashionable, prompting people to request the cocktail by referring the name of the club where it originated - "the Manhattan cocktail".
The recipe consists of whiskey, sweet vermouth and bitters, with a classic ratio of 2 parts whiskey to 1 part sweet vermouth, although sweet versions (1:1 ratio) and dry versions (4:1 ratio) are also popular. The whiskey may be replaced by other spirits such as Brandy, rum or Southern Comfort to create other Manhattan variations. The mixture is usually shaken with a small amount of broken ice and poured unstrained into a rocks glass and garnished with a Maraschino cherry with a stem. Alternatively, it may be stirred with ice and strained into a cocktail glass before garnishing.
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