Maison Balzac
Maison Balzac designs and creates beautiful artfully crafted objects for your home. Though based in Sydney, Australia, each product is created as an homage to designer Elise Pioch's childhood in the South of France.
Get inspired to make the perfect Manhattan
A pre-prohonition classic, the Manhattan inspires countless riffs, yet the cimplicity of the original remains a show stealer. The origins are murky but some trace its origins to Lady Randolph Churchill (mother of Winston) at a Manhattan club in 1874. It became popular as one of the first drinks to use sweet vermouth. Originally made with rye, bourbon is most common today. Here is a classic recipe:
2 oz rye or bourbon
1 oz sweet vermouth
2 dashes Angostura bitters
Brandied cherry to garnish
Combine all the ingredients in a mixing glass filled with ice and stir for 30 seconds. Strain into your new Manhattan coupe. And garnish with a few extra cherries.