There's nothing more elegant than a simple, timeless, classic Manhattan cocktail. Consisting of just three ingredients — rye whiskey, Angostura bitters, and vermouth — the Manhattan has become a ...

The Perfect Manhattan is one of those drinks that (good) bartenders know about and like to tinker with but hasn’t quite hit the mainstream yet (or again, really). Like a lot of classic cocktails, this ...

Editor’s Note: This is the first edition of Drink Dok, the Current‘s ongoing cocktail column. The Manhattan is a cocktail that has it all: depth of flavor, ease of preparation, minimal and easily ...

If you’re just getting into cocktails, there’s a whole lot to take in. There are just so many drinks out there. Hell, there are “just so many” whiskey cocktails or, even more narrowly, bourbon ones.

A Manhattan is made with three main ingredients, so a good whiskey is the real star of this drink. The Manhattan is one of several iconic cocktails from the late 19th century with a hazy origin story.

Cocktail Queries is a Paste series that examines and answers basic, common questions that drinkers may have about mixed drinks, cocktails and spirits. Check out every entry in the series to date. At ...

Manhattan and Rob Roy cocktails have been around for over one hundred years. The first Manhattan was served around the 1870s (its first written shout-out is in 1882) with the Rob Roy following ...

Budding cocktail historian Philip Greene has written all he can about author Ernest Hemingway and his legendary love of the drink with his engrossing read “To Have and Have Another: A Hemingway ...

When it comes to cocktails, sometimes you just want simplicity. It will always be interesting to see a bartender build an intricate drink right in front of you — striking a match to set a spice ...