# Black Manhattan

A dark, bittersweet Manhattan that replaces vermouth with rich Sicilian Averna.

Strength: 36% ABV

## Ingredients

- 60 ml [Rye whiskey](https://stirred.fyi/ingredients/rye-whiskey.md)
- 30 ml [Averna](https://stirred.fyi/ingredients/averna.md)
- 1 dash [Angostura bitters](https://stirred.fyi/ingredients/angostura-bitters.md)
- 1 dash [Orange bitters](https://stirred.fyi/ingredients/orange-bitters.md)

## Glassware

Cocktail glass

## Garnish

- Cocktail cherry

## Method

1. Stir all the ingredients with ice until well chilled.
2. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass.

## Related drinks

- [Monte Carlo](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/monte-carlo.md): Rye, Bénédictine, and Angostura make an Old Fashioned branch in which the liqueur supplies every trace of sweetness as well as a deep herbal finish.
- [Toronto](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/toronto.md): A rye Old Fashioned sharpened by the bracing herbal bitterness of Fernet-Branca.
- [Cobble Hill](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/cobble-hill.md): Cucumber freshens a dry rye Manhattan variation softened with Amaro Montenegro.
- [Little Italy](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/little-italy.md): A bittersweet Manhattan variation pairing rye and sweet vermouth with earthy, herbal Cynar.
- [Greenpoint](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/greenpoint.md): A Manhattan variation layering rye and sweet vermouth with herbal Yellow Chartreuse.
- [Improved Whiskey Cocktail](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/improved-whiskey-cocktail.md): Rye is improved in the nineteenth-century sense with tiny measures of maraschino, sugar, absinthe, and bitters, preserving the whiskey's shape while connecting the Old Fashioned to the Sazerac.
- [Preakness](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/preakness.md): A tiny measure of Bénédictine seasons a rye Manhattan with honeyed herbs and spice in the 1936 structure associated with Baltimore's first Preakness Ball.
- [Old Pal](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/old-pal.md): Equal rye, Campari, and dry vermouth make this modern Old Pal branch leaner and more austere than its Boulevardier cousin.

## References

- Canonical page: https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/black-manhattan
- Photograph: https://stirred.fyi/assets/cocktails/black-manhattan-421b5d2b.webp
- Recipe source: https://imbibemagazine.com/recipe/black-manhattan-recipe/