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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!
If instead you're craving a Manhattan and out of sweet vermouth, use Port or sweet Madeira. We've also used a sweet wine like Manischewitz, so if you happen to have that lying around, it can work too. Don't Miss A Drop Get the latest in beer, wine, and co*cktail culture sent straight to your inbox.
If instead you're craving a Manhattan and out of sweet vermouth, use Port or sweet Madeira. We've also used a sweet wine like Manischewitz, so if you happen to have that lying around, it can work too. Don't Miss A Drop Get the latest in beer, wine, and co*cktail culture sent straight to your inbox.
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.
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.
Vinegar. As with lemon juice, vinegars are a decent alternative when you need a dry vermouth substitute. White wine vinegar or Champagne vinegar would be the best choice over red or balsamic if you need a dry vermouth substitute. This application is best used in cooking rather than co*cktails.
For best results, use a dry white wine to imitate the taste of vermouth most closely. Sauvignon blanc is an excellent choice for dry white wine, according to Cooking Light. The longer you simmer or bake a dish with white wine, the lower the alcohol content will be.
Vermouth is a fortified wine, which means that once you open the bottle, it will begin to oxidize. So how to store vermouth is simple but important. Vermouth should be refrigerated once opened to help slow down the oxidation process and extend the life of the liquid.
In it, whiskey is paired with sugar, in the form of a muddled cube or teaspoon of sugar, with a few dashes of Angostura bitters. The Manhattan is almost identical, but simply replaces that teaspoon of plain sugar with an ounce of sweet vermouth.
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.
They're rarely served straight because the flavors are much more intense than digestifs. Some of the best co*cktail bitters available are Angostura, Regans' Orange, Peychaud's, Bittermens, and The Bitter Truth.
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Almost all the classic drinks you know and love, from the Daiquiri to the Gimlet or the Margarita come down to the same basic ratio: 2:1:1. That's two parts spirit, one part sweet, and one part sour, commonly known as the Golden Ratio.
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 Manhattan has managed to remain one of the most popular co*cktails in the world for well over a century. A combination of whiskey, sweet vermouth, bitters, and a maraschino cherry garnish, this drink embodies the classic, spirit-forward, and aromatic school of co*cktails.
Aperitif wine. Lillet makes for a great substitute for sweet vermouth. Still sweet, but aromatic and light. Makes up one of the main ingredients in a White Negroni. Cocchi Americano is also a fantastic choice.
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