The Manhattan
The Story of the First Modern Cocktail with Recipes
When the Manhattan came along, it completely changed the drinking landscape. Cocktail historian Philip Greene traces the evolution of this classic from its competing origin stories through its continuing influence. Richly illustrated with vintage artwork and luxe photos, this definitive story of the iconic cocktail offers 65 recipes from the classic versions to the Manhattan’s many descendants—including the almighty Martini itself.
Philip Greene is author of the critically acclaimed To Have and Have Another: A Hemingway Cocktail Companion (Perigee) and a cofounder of the Museum of the American Cocktail. He has presented at Tales of the Cocktail in New Orleans, the Manhattan Cocktail Classic, San Antonio Cocktail Conference, Arizona Cocktail Week, Miami Rum Renaissance, The Hukilau in Fort Lauderdale, San Diego’s Tiki Oasis, and the Key West Bacchanalia as well as at the Smithsonian and Kennedy Center in Washington, DC, the Astor Center and Dead Rabbit in New York, and other notable venues around the world. A distant cousin of Antoine Peychaud, Greene serves as brand ambassador for the Hemingway Rum Company / Papa’s Pilar Rum and lives in Washington, DC, with his wife and three daughters.
Dale DeGroff is a James Beard Award–winning mixologist, founding president of the Museum of the American Cocktail, and author of two highly acclaimed books,The Essential Cocktail and The Craft of the Cocktail (Clarkson Potter). He lives in West Hempstead, New York.
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