Classic Cocktails · Whiskey Cocktails
Remember the Maine
A Manhattan with cherry depth and a whisper of anise.
- Base spirit
- Whiskey
- Origin
- Havana, Cuba
- Period
- 1930s
- Creator
- Charles H. Baker
Ingredients
IBA official specification
- Rye whiskey60 ml
- Sweet vermouth20 ml
- Cherry liqueur10 ml
- Absinthe2 dash
- Glass
- Chilled coupe
- Ice
- Served up, no ice
- Garnish
- Cherry
- Technique
- Stirred
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
- Prep time
- 4 min
Method
- 01
Rinse a chilled coupe with absinthe.
- 02
Stir the remaining ingredients with ice for 25 seconds.
- 03
Strain into the coupe and garnish with a cherry.
Tasting Notes
Sweetness
Acidity
Bitterness
Body
- Aroma
- Cherry, rye spice, anise
- Finish
- Long and warming
- Character
- Spirit-forward stirred
Tasting scores are MIXY editorial assessments.
History & Background
Recorded by Charles H. Baker in 1939, named after the battleship USS Maine sunk in Havana harbour in 1898.
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