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This Red Moon Over Manhattanrecipe is a red wine co*cktail that is delicious and creative! It’s a take on the classic bourbon co*cktail. Made with red wine, this drink will be a hit at your next party!
The Manhattan is one of the finest and oldest co*cktails around. It’s a classic co*cktail and sophisticated co*cktail. For this Red Moon Over Manhattan recipe, we’ve added a twist to it by incorporating red wine!
Much like vintage libations, red wine co*cktails also show a massive spike in popularity. And while a red wine in Manhattan may sound unique, it’s really tasty with a great flavor combination!
It’s the perfect mixed drink to get ready for all of that fall entertaining you’ll hopefully be doing!
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This drink is made for cozy nights at home with a movie or a good book. It’s sophisticated and smooth. The perfect red wine co*cktail to sip under a full moon.
How to make a Red Moon Over Manhattan co*cktail
Shake all of the ingredients together with ice for 20 seconds.
Rub the orange peel around the rim of the glass.
Add in the ice sphere and strain the co*cktail over the ice.
Scoop one cherry to place inside the drink and add two more on a twig or co*cktail stirrer to garnish the glass!r
Enjoy this new classic!
What is in a Red Moon Over Manhattan co*cktail?
A twist on a perfect Manhattan. This drink is made with red wine and bourbon and garnished with orange peel and a maraschino cherry. Here are the ingredients in this co*cktail:
The Manhattan drink is thought to have originated in the 1860s in a Manhattan Club in Manhattan! It is closely related to the Brooklyn co*cktail which uses dry vermouth instead of sweet vermouth. We call this co*cktail a manhattan too because it was inspired by the classic co*cktail.
A Red Wine co*cktail
This tasty co*cktail is so quick to make it’s great for serving your guests at a gathering. It is fairly low in calories, coming in at less than 150 calories a drink, so win-win! The color is so stunning it’s bound to stand out amongst the crowd!
Tips for Making a Red Moon Over Manhattan co*cktail
Don’t make these before the guests arrive, or the ice will dilute the drink.
Use one large ice cube rather than lots of small ones, it won’t melt as fast.
Shake the co*cktail shaker until it has turned ice cold.
Use whatever red wine is your favorite!
When to Serve a Red Wine co*cktail
This drink is great year-round. Sip it in the evening during happy hour or serve it on any of these occasions:
This would also make a wonderful Christmas co*cktail.
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Red Moon Over Manhattan co*cktail
A delicious twist on a classic co*cktail
4.35 from 55 votes
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Course: Drink
Cuisine: American
Prep Time: 5 minutesminutes
Total Time: 5 minutesminutes
Servings: 1drink
Calories: 143kcal
Author: Eden
Ingredients
2 ozred wine
1/2ozbourbon
1/2ozsimple syrup
1large round ice sphere
3gourmet maraschino cherries
Instructions
Shake all of the ingredients together with ice for 20 seconds.
Rub orange peel around the rim of the glass.
Add in the ice sphere and strain the co*cktail over the ice.
Scoop one cherry to place inside the drink and add two more on a twig or co*cktail stirrer to garnish the glass!
The general guideline is two parts whiskey to one part vermouth with two to three dashes of bitters. You can go up to three parts to one and add a couple more dashes, at your own risk, and no one will judge you ... too much.
The general guideline is two parts whiskey to one part vermouth with two to three dashes of bitters. You can go up to three parts to one and add a couple more dashes, at your own risk, and no one will judge you ... too much.
Old Overholt is always a good call, as are other standout brands like Baltimore-based Sagamore Spirit, High West from Utah, WhistlePig from Vermont, Milam & Greene from Texas, Tattersall's Bonded Rye from Wisconsin, Washington State's Wildwood Spirits Co.'s Rendition five-year rye, and Michter's from Kentucky.
Nothing wrong with Angostura, although other brands have a bit more character. My two essentials, which I swap according to mood, are Regan's Orange Number Five Bitters and Fee Brothers' Whiskey Barrel Aged Bitters.
Get a perfectly flavor-balanced co*cktail with the bartender's golden ratio of 2:1:1. That means, 2 parts spirit, 1 part sweet, and 1 part sour. First, you'll begin with 2 parts of your spirit of choice: vodka, gin, rum – what have you. Secondly, add that to a mixing tin with ice.
When in doubt, know that a dash of bitters measures to be approximately 1/8 of a teaspoon and that you should start small. You can always add more as needed. A couple dashes of bitters go a long way.
Small bottles – because they are meant to be consumed in extremely, almost ridiculously small quantities, such as a dash per drink (maybe 2). Bitters alcohol content. Varies, but typically around 45% alcohol for classics (like Angostura). This is comparable to vanilla extract (35%) or, say, Captain Morgan.
Aromatic bitters have long been the preferred accent for the Manhattan and it should be considered a required ingredient. Since we use just a few dashes at a time, it can be easy to forget their importance. However, they are the finishing touch that brings co*cktails like the Manhattan into perfect balance.
For a classic Manhattan, we want to use “sweet” vermouth, which actually isn't all that sweet. Sweet vermouths are dark red or brown, not clear. My favorite options are Dolin and Carpano Antica. Dolin is the softer and smoother of the two, which is not to say that it's boring.
While the bitters market covers emerging brands and exotic flavors, there are three major bitters brands you should have stocked in your bar to make classic co*cktails.
In 1870, Siegert's three sons migrated to Trinidad and established the bitters as an essential ingredient in co*cktails and food. With four bitters variations: Aromatic Bitters, Orange Bitters, Cocoa Bitters, and Amaro Di Angostura, Angostura is a staple for bartenders and professional and home cooks.
Consider this your primer on not just the Manhattan, but on how to make the best Manhattan recipe every time. While Manhattan's are often thought of as drinks served straight up, they can be served over loose ice, a large ice rock, or straight up. Any way is the right way to enjoy this best Manhattan recipe.
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But while quinine is interesting as a reference bitter, there are certainly other sources of bitterness in co*cktails. One of the most prevalent is spirits aged in new wood barrels, such as Bourbon or Cognac. The bitter compounds in new wood (tannins and phenols mainly) leach into the spirit, which also slowly oxidizes.
The Golden Ratio is just this simple recipe: 2 parts spirit (rum, tequila, vodka, whiskey, gin, cognac etc.) 1 part sweet (honey, simple syrup, agave syrup, triple sec, liqueur, fruit syrups etc.)
Most recipes will call for a few dashes, this does not mean a few drops, it does indeed mean a few shakes into your co*cktail. You'll most likely be adding anywhere from ½ to a full teaspoon of bitters. If you're using a bottle with a dropper cap, remember that a couple of drops make a dash.
However, they're used in such small quantities that the alcohol they add to a drink is nearly negligible. Adding 2 dashes bitters to a drink is ¼ teaspoon or 0.04 ounces.
In general, a dash is when you tip the 4 oz bottle of bitters upside down over your shaker or mixing glass and shake. Or, if you're using a bottle with a dropper top a dash usually equals about one full dropper (otherwise known as a sleeve). Multiple shakes = multiple dashes.
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