Black Manhattan

Want to make a non-alcoholic Manhattan? We'd recommend a small tweak to the original: non-alcoholic amaro in place of sweet vermouth, and a couple of dashes of Orange bitters to pack some extra punch. This is the Black Manhattan, created in 2005 by Todd Smith, the founding bartender of Bourbon and Branch in San Francisco.

Of course, Todd's Black Manhattan recipe called for traditional alcoholic spirits, but this is a rare example of a spirit-forward cocktail that translates well into zero-proof format—thanks to incredible non-alcoholic spirits like The Pathfinder and Kentucky 74, and our Aromatic and Orange bitters. Call this a mocktail if you must, but there's nothing fake about the intensity of flavor here.

Black Manhattan (Non-Alcoholic)

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Category

Non-Alcoholic Cocktail / Low-Alcohol / Zero Proof / Mocktail

Calories

55

Dark and brooding, the Black Manhattan variation swaps out sweet vermouth for amaro.

Author:

All The Bitter

Ingredients

• 2 ounces non-alcoholic whiskey

• 1 ounce The Pathfinder

• 2 dashes All The Bitter Aromatic bitters

• 2 dashes All The Bitter Orange bitters

Directions

1. Add all ingredients to a mixing glass, fill with ice, and stir for 15 seconds.

2. Strain into a coupe glass and garnish with an orange peel and cherry.

Recipe Note

MAKE IT MINDFULLY LOW ALCOHOL
Get a little buzz on by replacing The Pathfinder with 1 ounce of a traditional amaro, such as Averna, or replace 1 oz of the non-alc whiskey here with a your favorite alcoholic rye whiskey. Intensely responsible!