Jacques Pépin’s Reverse Manhattan
For 54 years before she passed, Jacques Pépin and his wife Gloria would sit at the table, open a bottle of wine, and have dinner together every night.
Occasionally he would make what he called a Reverse Manhattan. Vermouth, lemon, and a splash of gin, vodka, or scotch over ice.
It’s a loose recipe for a cocktail which means you can play with it to make it your own.
Jacques Pépin’s Reverse Manhattan
makes 1 cocktail
Shopping List
2 parts sweet vermouth
1 part rye whiskey
2 dashes of Angostura bitters
maraschino cherry to garnish
lemon twist, if desired
ice
Equipment
low ball glass
coupe or Nick and Nora glass
Steps
Add ice to a glass.
Top with whiskey, vermouth, and a few dashes of Angostura bitters. Stir for 20 seconds to chill. At this point, you can strain the cocktail into a coupe or keep it on ice as Jacques Pépin does.
Garnish with a maraschino cherry and a lemon twist.
