My Handcrafted Opinions on Whiskies, Distilleries and Other Related Stuff
Location: Pacos, Hilton Al Ain, UAE
Date: April 2017
Price: 32 AED ($8.71 USD)
Recipe: Canadian Club, Martini Rosso and Angusturo Bitters
Garnish: Orange slice
Served: Rocks
Comments: A little washed out, the CC did not stand up well against the ice and vermouth. Good price though.
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Location: Roast, Borough Market, London, UK
Date: March 2017
Price: 12 GBP ($14.85 USD)
Recipe: Buffalo Trace, Dubonnet and Peychaud's bitters
Garnish: Mashed up Blackberries
Served: Up
Comments: Technically this was a little "off piste" as a Manhattan with blackberries and Dubonnet but I liked it....
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Location: T-Lounge, Sheraton Barra, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Date: November 2016
Price: $29 Reals ($8.57 USD)
Recipe: Jim Bean White Label and Punt E Mes Vermouth
Garnish: Two maraschino cherries
Served: At room temperature... (?)
Comments: Maybe the worst hotel lobby bar Manhattan I have tried. If I have to say something nice; at least it was cheap!
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Location: Vintaged, Hilton Hotel, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Date: October 2016
Price: $23 AUD ($17.48 USD)
Recipe: No clues given on menu
Garnish: Marschino Cherry
Served: Up
Comments: Best of the two Manhattan's I had on our Australian vacation. Classic "hotel bar" taste and garnish.
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Location: The Fish House, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
Date: October 2016
Price: $18 AUD ($13.68 USD)
Recipe: Colour (see picture) and taste suggest made with vermouth, not sweet vermouth. .
Garnish: Lemon peel
Served: Up
Comments: Not sure if making it with dry vermouth was bar error or house recipe… but it didn't work
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Location: Liquid, Atmosphere Kanifushi, The Maldives
Date: September 2016
Price: Free (as part of an all inclusive package)
Recipe: Equal parts bourbon and sweet vermouth
Garnish: Lemon peel
Served: Rocks
Comments: Not bad, my favorite garnish is the lemon peel and drinking this poolside "on the rocks" was the only way to go....
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Location: Roast, Borough Market, London, UK
Date: September 2016
Price: 16.50 GBP ( $ 21.94 USD)
Recipe: Crown Royal Special Reserve and mixed "perfect" with dry and sweet vermouth
Garnish: Black Cherry
Served: Up
Comments: I think the Canadian style does not lend it self as well to Dry Vermouth. I should have gone with a sweeter bourbon for balance.
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Location: Homemade, Galveston, Texas
Date: July 2016
Price: Free
Recipe: 2 x Forty Creek, 1 x Dolin sweet vermouth, 1 x Luxardo and Angostura bitters
Garnish: Black Cherry
Served: Up
Comments: I had a feeling that Forty Creek would work really well in this recipe, and it did.
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Location: Crows Nest, Capt Cook Hotel, Anchorage, Alaska
Date: July 2016
Price: $ 14.50
Recipe: Sazerac rye with sweet vermouth and almost obligatory Angostura bitters
Garnish: Maraschino Cherry
Served: Up
Comments: I like it when they offer me choice of bourbon or rye... esp. when rye is Sazerac. Very nice.
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Location: Zatta Bar, Hilton Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
Date: July 2016
Price: Ummm.... forgot to check
Recipe: Glenlivet 12 year old, Vermouth, Angostura Bitters
Garnish: Maraschino cherry
Served: Up
Comments: When is a Manhattan not a Manhattan? When it is a Rob Roy ie made with Scotch... oh well
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Location: Hilton Americas Lobby Bar, Houston, Texas
Date: June 2016
Price: $ 15 ($20.40 SGD)
Recipe: Bulliet Rye based
Garnish: Black Cherry
Served: Rocks
Comments: Nice rye forward and not too sweet. Also gave me choice of bourbon or rye...
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