# Up-to-Date

Equal rye and dry amontillado make a lean, nutty Manhattan relation in which orange liqueur and bitters work as seasoning rather than sweetness.

Strength: 30% ABV before dilution

## Ingredients

- 37.5 ml [Rye whiskey](https://stirred.fyi/ingredients/rye-whiskey.md)
- 37.5 ml [Amontillado sherry](https://stirred.fyi/ingredients/amontillado-sherry.md) — Use a dry amontillado and keep the opened bottle refrigerated.
- 7.5 ml [Grand Marnier](https://stirred.fyi/ingredients/grand-marnier.md)
- 2 dashes [Angostura bitters](https://stirred.fyi/ingredients/angostura-bitters.md)

## Glassware

Coupe glass

## Garnish

- Lemon twist — Express the peel oils over the drink and retain the twist.

## Method

1. Stir all ingredients with cubed ice until thoroughly chilled and diluted.
2. Strain into a chilled coupe.

## Related drinks

- [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.
- [Perfect Manhattan](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/perfect-manhattan.md): A Manhattan whose vermouth is split equally between sweet and dry, bringing a leaner, more herbal balance.
- [Manhattan](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/manhattan.md): A spirit-forward rye cocktail softened by sweet vermouth and seasoned with aromatic bitters.
- [Dunlop Cocktail](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/dunlop-cocktail.md): A Savoy-era union of mellow aged rum and dry, nutty amontillado needs only one dash of bitters to become a complete after-dinner cocktail.
- [Greenpoint](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/greenpoint.md): A Manhattan variation layering rye and sweet vermouth with herbal Yellow Chartreuse.
- [La Louisiane](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/la-louisiane.md): A deeply aromatic New Orleans rye cocktail layered with sweet vermouth, Bénédictine, absinthe, and Peychaud’s bitters.
- [Fourth Regiment](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/fourth-regiment.md): Three distinct bitters turn an equal rye-and-sweet-vermouth Manhattan ancestor into a detailed study of citrus, anise, and savoury celery.
- [Adonis](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/adonis.md): A poised, lower-proof aperitif joining dry, nutty Amontillado sherry with sweet vermouth and orange bitters.

## References

- Canonical page: https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/up-to-date
- Photograph: https://stirred.fyi/assets/cocktails/up-to-date-4534df19.webp
- Recipe source: https://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/up-to-date-cocktail