{
  "id": "manhattan",
  "version": "1.0",
  "source": {
    "front_image": "20260111_094231773_iOS.jpg",
    "back_image": "20260111_094237162_iOS.jpg"
  },
  "title": {
    "key": "cocktail.manhattan.title",
    "default": "Manhattan"
  },
  "ingredients": [
    {
      "key": "cocktail.manhattan.ingredient.1",
      "item": {
        "key": "ingredient.woodford_reserve_bourbon_whiskey",
        "default": "Woodford Reserve Bourbon Whiskey"
      },
      "amount": 1.5,
      "unit": "fl_oz",
      "metric": {
        "amount": 50,
        "unit": "ml"
      }
    },
    {
      "key": "cocktail.manhattan.ingredient.2",
      "item": {
        "key": "ingredient.martini_rosso_vermouth",
        "default": "Martini Rosso Vermouth"
      },
      "amount": 0.75,
      "unit": "fl_oz",
      "metric": {
        "amount": 25,
        "unit": "ml"
      }
    },
    {
      "key": "cocktail.manhattan.ingredient.3",
      "item": {
        "key": "ingredient.bobs_abbotts_bitters",
        "default": "Bob's Abbotts Bitters"
      },
      "amount": 2,
      "unit": "dashes",
      "metric": {
        "amount": 2,
        "unit": "dashes"
      }
    },
    {
      "key": "cocktail.manhattan.ingredient.4",
      "item": {
        "key": "ingredient.maraschino_cherry_or_orange_zest",
        "default": "Maraschino cocktail cherry or orange zest"
      },
      "amount": 1,
      "unit": "piece",
      "metric": {
        "amount": 1,
        "unit": "piece"
      }
    }
  ],
  "instructions": {
    "key": "cocktail.manhattan.instructions",
    "default": "Stir all the ingredients together in a mixing beaker with cubed ice for 1 minute, then strain into a chilled coupe. Garnish with a Maraschino cocktail cherry or a small twist of orange zest, as preferred."
  },
  "history": {
    "key": "cocktail.manhattan.history",
    "default": "It is a strange thing that you can take virtually any spirit, mix two parts of it with one part sweet vermouth, add a dash of bitters, and be confident in the knowledge that it'll probably taste pretty damn good. With Cognac it's called a Harvard, with gin it's a Martinez (albeit with one or two small embellishments), with Scotch it's a Rob Roy, and so on. Perhaps none works so well as the Manhattan though. The boisterous, working-class Bourbon or Rye is tamed by the perfumed aromatics of the vermouth and the relationship held together by just a touch of bitterness."
  },
  "tasting_note": {
    "key": "cocktail.manhattan.tasting_note",
    "default": "A perfectly balanced blend of bourbon warmth, sweet vermouth aromatics, and subtle bitterness."
  }
}