The Manhattan Cocktail

The Manhattan cocktail, or simply the Manhattan, is an American classic cocktail that dates back to the era after the Civil War ended. During that time period, horse racing’s Triple Crown was born (the Kentucky Derby, the Preakness, and the Belmont); Ulysses S. Grant was serving his second term as p...

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Published in:	The Manhattan Cocktail p. 3
Main Author:	Schmid, Albert W. A
Format:	Book Chapter
Language:	English
Published:	United States The University Press of Kentucky 2015 University Press of Kentucky
Subjects:	Agricultural sciences Agriculture Agronomy Alcohol drinking Alcoholic beverages Applied sciences Bartending Behavioral sciences Beverages Biological sciences Bourbon whiskey Brandy Business Cereal grains Cocktails Crops Distilled beverages Drinking establishments Earth sciences Field crops Food Food crops Food science Foodstuffs Grains Hospitality industries Human behavior Hydrology Ice Industrial sectors Industry Mixed drinks Physical sciences Recreational drug use Restaurant industry Restaurants Rye Scotch whiskey Service industries Water Whiskey
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Summary:	The Manhattan cocktail, or simply the Manhattan, is an American classic cocktail that dates back to the era after the Civil War ended. During that time period, horse racing’s Triple Crown was born (the Kentucky Derby, the Preakness, and the Belmont); Ulysses S. Grant was serving his second term as president of the United States; Pope Pius IX elevated the archbishop of New York, John McCloskey, to cardinal (America’s first); Yellowstone National Park, the nation’s first such park, was established; Alexander Graham Bell was granted a patent for the telephone—and someone in New York invented the Manhattan cocktail. In
ISBN:	081316589X 9780813165899