Name: McKinley's Delight
Prep time: 2 min
Total time: 2 min
Yield: 1 cocktail
Cuisine: Cocktails
Ingredients: 1 ½ oz rye whiskey; ¾ oz sweet vermouth; ¼ oz Cherry Heering; 1 absinthe

A pre-Prohibition rye Manhattan variation with Cherry Heering and a dash of absinthe, adding fruit and anise complexity to the classic template. Named after President William McKinley.

combine and stir

cocktail glass

rye whiskey

sweet vermouth

Cherry Heering

absinthe

lemon twist

McKinley's Delight

Cocktails with prominent non-citrus fruit character, such as apple, pear, peach, or cherry. Fruity drinks can range from delicate and floral to bold and jammy.

Fruity

Cocktails with pronounced herbal or botanical character from mint, basil, sage, thyme, rosemary, Chartreuse, or herbal liqueurs. Herbal notes feel green, fresh, and aromatic.

Herbal

Cocktails with layered flavors that reveal themselves over multiple sips, often built from many modifiers or aged components.

Complex

Spirit-forward cocktails where the alcohol is the main event, typically stirred builds on ice. Boozy drinks reward sipping.

McKinley's Delight

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