Small Screen delivers beautifully crafted videos about cocktails, bartending, mixology, food and cooking, each and every week. SUBSCRIBE to Small Screen: Be the first to know when new episodes air on our site! Sign up for the Small Screen Email Newsletter: The Cocktail Spirit on Facebook: Small Screen on Facebook: Small Screen on Twitter: Small Screen on Pinterest: Few drinks have been able to make the tortuous journey through American Prohibition and into the modern era unscathed by alterations, shortcuts, gimmicks, and obscurity. The Manhattan, retains a modicum of popularity, and is even made pretty much the same way it was back in the late 1800's when it first came onto the scene. Most notably, it is one of the few cocktails which you can still expect to be made with bitters.Watch on Small Screen: Recipe:2 oz American whiskey (rye or bourbon)34 oz sweet vermouth1 dash Angostura BittersInstructions:Stir with ice.Strain into a cocktail glass.Garnish with a cherry.