Location: Refuge, The Woodlands, Texas
Date: March 2023
Price: $9.50
Recipe: Not on menu, requested with Makers Mark
Garnish: Black Cherry
Served: Rocks
Comments: Great value (might of been Happy Hour as it was after a round of golf). Second place in a row to ask "big ice" or "lots of little ice".
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Location: Riel, Houston, Texas
Date: March 2023
Price: $15
Recipe: Not on menu
Garnish: Black Cherry
Served: Rocks
Comments: Very solid rendition from a great restaurant! Even asked me if I wanted it with one big "rock" or lots of "little rocks". Lots of little please!
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Location: Moon Palace, The Grand, Cancun, Mexico
Date: March 2023
Price: All inclusive resort
Recipe: Listed as "whisky, vermouth rosso and cherry"
Garnish: Maraschino Cherry
Served: Rocks
Comments: Not great and based on resort overall I guess it was a small pour of a generic "whisky". Missed the bitters
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Location: Brasas, Houston, Texas
Date: March 2023
Price: $15
Recipe: Bulleitt Rye, Angosturo Bitters, Sweet Vermouth
Garnish: Orange wedge
Served: Up
Comments: Listed as a Manhattan Martini and served up, but recipe was classic Manahttan. Bit foamy from the shaking.
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Location: Carrileufu River Lodge, Patagonia, Argentina
Date: January 2023
Price: All inclusive Lodge
Recipe: 2 parts Jim beam, 1 part Antica vermouth
Garnish: Twist of orange peel
Served: Rocks
Comments: Heavy on orange peel made up for lack of bitters available in bar but then I missed sweeetness of cherry.
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Location: Perry's, Houston, TX
Date: January 2023
Price: $15.00
Recipe: None given
Garnish: Black Cherry
Served: Up
Comments: Very solid classic rendition (not like the one they serve with pork chop bites as garnish)
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Location: Puttery, Houston, TX
Date: November 2022
Price: $13.00
Recipe: Rye, Vermouth, Cynar, Bitters
Garnish: Lemon Peel
Served: Up
Comments: Not a classic Manhatan but a very servicable variation they call the "Colossus of New York"
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Location: Cabernet Grill Texas Wine Country, TX
Date: October 2022
Price: $11.00
Recipe: Unknown
Garnish: Back Cherry
Served: Single Rock
Comments: Very good value at but overall a little small and underwhelming and not enough ice
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Location: Beagans 1806 cocktails
Date: September 2022
Price: $16.99 for 6 = $2.81 per can
Recipe: Manhattan in a can
Garnish: None
Served: Rocks
Comments: Very good value but needed help. I added a shot of Makers Mark and it improved signficantly.
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Location: Saltgrass Steakhouse, Houston, TX
Date: September 2022
Price: $13.00
Recipe: Balcones Pot Still bourbon, Martini and Rossi sweet vermouth, Benedictine DOM
Garnish: Black cherry and lemon peel
Served: Rocks
Comments: Excellent. Benedictine is interesting addition to recipe adding herbal and sweet notes.
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Location: Squable, Houston, TX
Date: August 2022
Price: $14.00
Recipe: Overporoof Bourbon, sweet vermouths, Angostura and orange bitters
Garnish: Black cherry
Served: Rocks
Comments: Very solid example. Like use of orange and black cherry
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