Recipe
- 2oz aged rum (I used El Dorado 12)
- 1oz sweet vermouth
- Few dashes of bitters (I used a combo of Regans’ orange bitters and Bittermens Elemakule Tiki bitters)
Stir all ingredient with ice and strain into a coupe.
About
I’ve been a big fan of Rum Old Fashioneds for a while and it’s taken me a while to finally try out my first Rum Manhattan. The Manhattan is a classic 3-ingredient cocktail generally made with (rye) whiskey, sweet vermouth, and bitters. I have to say, I prefer Old Fashioneds to Manhattans, and the same holds true for the rum version. With simple recipes like this, the particular choice of products is critical as variances in those key ingredients can completely change a drink.