If you plan on serving the Manhattan on ice, use a short glass instead of a coupe.
You can find Angostura-brand bitters in the wine department, liquor store, or online.
You can also find sweet vermouth in the wine department or liquor store. If you don’t see a bottle of sweet vermouth, look for a red or rouge vermouth.
If you put the ice into the shaker or glass before pouring in the bitters, rye, and vermouth, you won’t be able to control how much the ice dilutes the cocktail.
Avoid shaking a Manhattan, which could make it become cloudy or foamy.
Play around with different ratios of dry and sweet vermouth until you find a balance that you prefer.
If you can’t find maraschino liquor, substitute amaretto.
If you don’t have a jar of cocktail cherries, such as maraschino or luxcardo, try a few drops of grenadine.
Citrus: orange, grapefruit, Meyer lemon, yuzu Chocolate or coffee Herbal: lavender, thyme, cardamom Mole
Avoid using crushed ice, since it will melt quickly and make the cocktail too watery. If you are a bartender, you wear many hats. For example, you are not only their bartender, but you can be their therapist and best friend. A customer may come to have a drink to have fun. Or they may come after work to have a cocktail at lunch. You should interact with them and get to know them. Find out what they would like to talk. For example, you can tell them jokes. If they are not very talkative, do not disturb them by engaging in conversation.
