Message 17819 of 39188 in General Discussion

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> Well, in my opinion, the point is entirely moot.  A Manhattan with 
> cherry juice is not a Manhattan, it's a Sweet Manhattan.  Different 
> drink, different name- like a dirty martini.  
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Exactly my point.

If a customer steps up to the bar and asks for a "Manhattan", then it would be 
flatly wrong to make it with any added cherry juice.

However, if at home you are making yourself a Manhattan, and you occassionally 
want to add a splash of cherry juice to it, there really isn't anything wrong 
with that... as long as you don't get the mistaken idea that this is the 
"right" way to make a Manhattan.

I think you, me, and bar.mix.master are all on the same page here.

-Robert Hess
 www.DrinkBoy.com
 www.MuseumOfTheAmericanCocktail.org