You Need to Try This Smooth and Fruity Manhattan Twist

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If you took our advice and hunted down the best rare top-shelf spirits, you’d have a liquor cabinet to rival any collector’s by now. But where to go from there? This Irish twist on the classic Manhattan is a fantastic way to put the smooth, fruity elegance of your Egan’s 15 Year Legacy Reserve to good use. The end result is a refined yet rich and complex sipper with an intense, zesty fragrance.

The classic Manhattan enjoys a special place in the cocktail hall of fame. Delightfully simple to make, complex and heady, its origins are the subject of great contention although popular history suggests its origins to be the eponymous centre of New York City. Today, the Manhattan is a staple served at almost every cocktail bar to speak of, and its recipe has been chopped and changed to the creative minds of ‘tenders the world over.

This particular twist, Egan’s Emerald, speaks to the proud Irish legacy of Ol’ New York, a place where the downtrodden of the British Isles carved out a place of their own, rich with the flavour and tradition of their homeland.

Gentle and toasty, Egan’s 15 Year Legacy Reserve is the perfect base spirit for an Emerald. Its subtle cinnamon and fruit-cake flavours and lemon-honey overtures blend superbly well with the bitter-sweet and fragrant orange notes of vermouth and bitters.

Egan’s Emeralds: A smooth and Fruity Manhattan Twist

Ingredients

60 mL Egan’s 15 Year Legacy Reserve Irish whiskey
30 mL sweet vermouth
1-2 dashes orange bitters
Orange peel

Method

Combine Egan’s Irish whiskey, vermouth and bitters in a mixing glass filled with ice
Stir for ~ 20 seconds and sample. Stir a little more if flavours are too sharp
Strain into chilled coupe glass
Express oils from orange peel into cocktail and twist to garnish

*recipe courtesy of Liquor.com

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