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What Makes A Better Manhattan: Bourbon or Rye? [Video]

July 19, 2018 –––––– Whisky Advocate

The Manhattan was created as a rye cocktail, but nowadays you can find it made with bourbon as well. Whisky Advocate wanted to know: does one whiskey or the other make a better cocktail? We tasted a bourbon Manhattan and a rye Manhattan side-by-side, not knowing which was which, to find out.