Rum Manhattan

In reading The Skillet the other day, I came across Claire Lower’s 3 ingredient cocktail feature. In exploring these drinks, the Rum Manhattan popped up. After reading the comments, I decided I had to try it – and share it with all of you. Many commenters mentioned the cocktail would be overly sweet, which is possible, but I think with an aged rum, this tipple would actually be very balanced and quite nice. BTW, I was correct – very balanced and quite enjoyable. So here goes… regardless of where you stand on this cocktail, don’t shoot the messenger. Thanks for another winning cocktail Claire!

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Rum Manhattan

Prep time: 5 mins

Total time: 5 mins

Serves: 1

Ingredients

2 oz aged rum
1 oz sweet vermouth, preferably Carpano Antica
1 dash of Angostura bitters
1 dash of Regan's Orange bitters
orange twist for garnish

Instructions

Chill a cocktail glass.
In a mixing glass, add rum, vermouth, and bitters.
Add ice and stir to thoroughly chill.
Strain into chilled cocktail glass
Garnish with an orange twist

Notes

This recipe comes from Claire Lower's 3 Ingredient Happy Hour feature on The Skillet hosted on LifeHacker.

Chill a cocktail glass. In a mixing glass, add rum, vermouth, and bitters. Add ice and stir to thoroughly chill. Strain into chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with an orange twist.