Recipes Aged White Manhattan 5.0 (5,563) Add your rating & review Aging this delicious Manhattan cocktail in an oak barrel for a month develops its smooth, deep flavor. By Jeffrey Morgenthaler Updated on May 4, 2021 Print Rate It Share Share Tweet Pin Email Photo: © Lucas Allen Active Time: 20 mins Total Time: 20 mins Yield: 1 liter Ingredients One 1-liter oak barrel (see Note) 16 ounces unaged white whiskey, such as Trybox Series New Make 16 ounces white vermouth, such as Dolin Blanc 1/2 ounce orange bitters Ice Lemon twists, for serving Directions If the barrel is new and dry inside, fill it with water and let stand until watertight, about 24 hours. Drain. Using a funnel, fill the barrel with all of the liquid ingredients. Let age, tasting a sample once a week, until the cocktail has taken on a rounded but not overly oaky flavor, about 1 month. Strain the cocktail through a coffee filter–lined funnel into a glass container and store indefinitely. To serve, pour 3 ounces into an ice-filled cocktail shaker and stir until chilled. Strain the drink into a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with a twist. Notes You can find 1-, 2-, 3- and 5-liter barrels at tuthilltown.com ($60 to $96). For barrels larger than 1 liter, multiply each aged cocktail recipe proportionately. Rate it Print