The Manjito

Here’s a drink that our Executive Chef Drew Hebson and I have created. It is a great hybrid cocktail for the summer…The Manjito.
Combining the best aspects of the summer favorite, The Mojito, and the classic cocktail, The Manhattan, this drink is easily recognized but remarkably different.

To make 1 Serving:

Muddle the following:
3 fresh mint sprigs
2 tsp of sugar
1 tsp of lime juice
2 fresh lime wedges
.5 oz of tonic water

Pour into a cocktail shaker filled with ice. Pour 3oz of Bourbon into the shaker and a dash of sweet vermouth. Add .5oz of Cherry Juice. Shake thoroughly. Pour over ice into a rocks glass.

Fusion gets a lot of press in the culinary world but here is a good example of Cuban/American fusion in the mixology arena. There is a drink with this name found in Scandinavia that is a another mojito variation but it’s nothing like our American variation!
Remember, there’s nothing feminine about the MANjito!