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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Location: Emirates Lounge, Changi Airport, Singapore
Date: June 2016
Price: Free (self made)
Recipe: Jim Beam, Martini Rossi, Angostura Bitters
Garnish: None
Served: Rocks
Comments: Noticed all ingredients available at the bar... so made a simple / classic Manhattan for myself.
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Location: Ciel de Paris, Montparnasse, Paris
Date: May 2016
Price: 18 Euros ($27.71 SGD)
Recipe: Simply Four Roses Bourbon and Martini Rossi.... (nearly $28!)
Garnish: None
Served: Up
Comments: Amazing view from 56th floor restaurant but I paid for it with a below average Manhattan
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Location: Homemade, Singapore
Date: May 2016
Price: N/A
Recipe: Bulleit Rye, Dolin, Luxardo Maraschino, Angostura Bitters
Garnish: None
Served: Up
Comments: Recreated Reserve 101 "classic" recipe with Bulleit rye, great balance.
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Location: Lawry's Prime Rib, Singapore
Date: May 2016
Price: $ 15 SGD ($10.92 USD)
Recipe: Canadian Club, Sweet and Dry Vermouth (no bitters?)
Garnish: Orange peel
Served: Up
Comments: Good value (for Singapore) and my first "perfect Manhattan" experiment
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Location: Reserve 101, Houston, Texas
Date: April 2016
Price: $ 8 USD
Recipe: Dolin Vermouth, Bulleit Bourbon, Maraschino Liqueur, Angostura Bitters
Garnish: Cherry
Served: Rocks
Comments: One of my favorites (love the maraschino) and great value. Must try with rye....
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Location: Oak Room, Fairmont Palliser, Calgary, Canada
Date: April 2016
Price: $ 18 CAD ($14.19 USD)
Recipe: Carprano Antica Vermouth, Knob Creek, Angostura Bitters
Garnish: Black cherry
Served: Up
Comments: Nice and sweet with Bourbon but still balanced due to heavy dash of bitters.
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