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Manhattan

"This drink is made with bourbon and vermouth, but it's not a Manhattan without the cherry."

By allrecipes · From Open Recipes · 4 ingredients
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Why it works: Vermouth and cherry work together. They rank in the top 12% of all ingredient pairs, and 41 recipes mention both. Both carry linalool, which smells floral, citrus. The science ↓

The recipe

1 serving
Prep2 min

Ingredients

Directions

Method written by CompKitchen from the ingredient list. Not the original author's method, not kitchen-tested.

  1. Fill a mixing glass about two-thirds full with the ice.

  2. Pour the bourbon and the sweet vermouth over the ice.

  3. Stir gently with a bar spoon for about 30 seconds until very cold.

  4. Strain the mixture into a chilled serving glass.

  5. If using, add the maraschino cherry to the glass as a garnish. Serve right away.

By allrecipes. Recipe from Open Recipes.

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The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much aroma chemistry they share, and how many recipes mention both.

  1. Vermouth + cherrytop 12% of all pairs
    Aroma overlaplow
    Mentioned together41 recipes

    Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs