Recipe: Manhattan

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Ingredients

• 3 dashes Orange Bitters
• 1/3 Italian Vermouth
• 2/3 Rye or Bourbon (try Hudson's)
• lemon rind
• cherry, for garnish

Directions

Pour over bitters, vermouth & rye over ice cubes in a tall glass. Stir clockwise, chuck in a lemon rind, stir some more, and then pour into a chilled glass with or without a maraschino cherry for garnish.  Enjoy.  

Variation
For a Dry Manhattan, use 2 parts Rye or Bourbon with 1 part French Vermouth.  No cherry.