Thums Up Manhattan Recipe

Chill glass

Place a chilled coupe or Nick & Nora glass in the freezer, or fill it with ice water while you prepare the cocktail to cool it.

Combine spirits and bitters

In a mixing glass add 2 oz Michter's Unblended Whiskey, 1 oz Vermouth Rosso, 0.5 oz Cynar, and 2 dashes cherry bitters.

Add ice and stir

Fill the mixing glass with large, cold ice. Stir gently for 20–30 seconds (about 20–30 revolutions) until well chilled and slightly diluted — the glass should frost at the edges.

Add cola topper

Measure 0.5 oz Thums Up Cola and add it to the mixing glass, giving one brief stir (2–3 revolutions) to incorporate without losing carbonation or over-diluting the drink.

Strain

Discard ice or water from your chilled serving glass. Double-strain the cocktail into the chilled coupe or Nick & Nora glass using a Hawthorne and fine mesh strainer to catch any small chips of ice or large bitters solids.

Express orange oil over the drink by holding the peel skin-side down about 3–4 inches above the surface and giving it a quick sharp squeeze to spray the oils across the drink, then run the peel around the rim and drop it in.

Skewer 1–2 Thums Up Cola cherries on a cocktail pick and rest it across the rim or drop both into the glass, depending on presentation preference.

Serve immediately while cold. Suggestion: pair with a light savory snack — the Cynar and cola notes complement salty fried bites.