Drinks

Kennedy Manhattan

Kennedy Manhattan.

This is a Manhattan variant with rum and maple syrup that is completely convincing.

60 ml Lemon Hart Rum
20 ml Dolin Blanc vermouth
4 dash Dr. Adam Elmegirab’s Boker’s Bitters
5 ml maple syrup

Preparation: Stirred.

Alternatively and currently preferred by us:

60 ml Wood’s Old Navy Rum
20 ml Dolin Blanc vermouth
4 dash Dr. Adam Elmegirab’s Boker’s Bitters
5 ml maple syrup

The Kennedy Manhattan was created by Carl Wrangel at the Oak Room in Copenhagen in 2011. Carl was unpacking a shipment of spirits and noticed that his supplier had sent the wrong rum, fifteen-year-old El Dorado rum instead of twelve-year-old. It also contained the wrong vermouth. Instead of the Dolin Dry, a Dolin Blanc had been delivered. Carl thought about what could be done with this wrong delivery, and this cocktail was created. [1]

The name refers to Carl’s friend, Sean Kennedy, who was sitting at the bar at the time Carl first made the drink. [1]

Since we don’t have any El Dorado rum in our range, we had to look for another rum. It was clear to us that it had to be a Demerara rum from Guyana, and so we finally tried the Lemon Hart rum. The result was convincing. Please forgive the modification of the original recipe.

Sources

  1. Dr. Adam Elmegirab: Book of Bitters. ISBN 978-1-909313-94-1. London & New York, Ryland Peters & Small Ltd, 2017. Page 64.
Kennedy Manhattan.
Kennedy Manhattan.

Recipes

2017 Dr. Adam Elmegirab: Book of Bitters. Seite 64. Kennedy Manhattan. 60 ml El Dorado 15-year-old rum; 22,5 ml Dolin blanc vermouth de Chambéry; 4 dashes Adam Elmegirab’s Boker’s Bitters; 5 ml maple syrup.

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About

Hi, I’m Armin and I’m interested in the history of mixed drinks. I examine historical sources, scrutinise traditional narratives and try to present the development of our bar culture in as well-researched and accessible a way as possible. As a freelance journalist, I write about bar culture and focus particularly on historical and critical research. My articles are published in German and English. I value exchanging ideas with others who share this interest, as together we often discover more than any of us could find on our own. If you have any questions, would like to make a suggestion, or know of a source I should look into, I’d be delighted to hear from you. Even after thorough research, there’s always something new to discover – and I’m always keen to learn more.