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I know many more Perfect Manhattan drinkers than I did last week at this time.

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Hahaha I bet! I saw!

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My father taught me to make a Manhattan when I was about eight years old. Two shots Jim Beam, one Martini red vermouth, one Maraschino cherry and a dash of bitters. I've evolved from there, and my preference is Willet's Rye, Carpano Antico vermouth, a couple of dashes of old Angostura bitters (a bottle from the 1970s) and a Luxardo Maraschino cherry. It's got a pleasing sweetness but I think I'll try the Perfect Manhattan next time, just to stir things up. And as an adherent of Chartreuse, a Greenpoint is in my sites for the near future. Lots of homework to do...

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Good parenting! Yes, lots of homework: report back on results haha

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Ahhhhh. This hits home. 9:00pm and my night is complete.

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I remember when you wrote up the agricole Manhattan! Been one of my favorite cocktails ever since

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Yeah? Great! Which agricole do you like to use?

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I really like Saint James amber (plus Dolin). For a few years in the 20-teens you couldn’t get it anymore in DC but it seems to have snuck back in a couple places. The Maraschino is key. I guess Root’s gone too, huh? Though Pink House Alchemy in Arkansas makes a really good sarsparilla syrup.

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Yes, I wrote a eulogy on Root a few months ago in my white vermouth post haha - https://www.everydaydrinking.com/p/the-other-vermouth-thats-often-overlooked

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Oh, I drink Vieux Carrés. Have at least two on my birthday every year.

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