Cocktail of the Week: The Manhattan

Strong and sweet, and pay attention to the cherry

Like most iconic cocktails, the Manhattan has a creation myth behind it, namely that Winston Churchill’s mother, Jennie, had something to do with its creation at New York’s Manhattan Club. The drink’s birthdate was the late nineteenth century, when the American impressionist painter Childe Hassam portayed its birthplace (below). Very Edith Wharton, isn’…