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DRINKS

the MEGA Manhattan

Everything you love about a Manhattan, with more cherries to go around. Prepare it in advance, let the Nonino-steeped cherries work their magic overnight, then pour, garnish, and accept compliments all evening.

Add to a 1 litre jar and soak overnight:

  • 1 pint fresh cherries, pitted and sliced in half

  • cover with Amaretto

Pre-made mix – Add to a large mixing bowl or 2L container:

  • 2 × 750mL bottle Laneway Far & Wide Whisky

  • 1 × 750 mL bottle red vermouth

  • ½ cup raw or demerera sugar

  • 20 dashes Angostura bitters

Stir or shake to dissolve sugar. Can be stored in a sealed container for up to a week or longer.

On the same day as your event, remove the peel from two oranges in approx 2 cm x 6 cm sized swathes, removing as much of the pith as possible – store in the fridge in a sealed container until assembling the punch bowl. Juice the oranges, reserving 250mL.

Just before guests arrive, add to punch bowl:

  • Pre-made mix

  • 250mL fresh-squeezed orange juice

  • orange peels

  • ice

  • one half of the Nonino-soaked cherries

Keep the leftover cherries and a bucket or bowl of ice on hand beside the punch bowl so your guests can garnish at will.

1 drink = about 2 oz + fruit + ice

“This is dangerously easy to drink.”

– Everyone, Eventually

shopping list:

  • 2 × 750mL bottle Laneway Far & Wide Whisky

  • Amaretto (about 250mL)

  • Sweet Red Vermouth (375 mL or 12 oz)

  • 1 pint fresh cherries

  • ½ cup raw or demerera sugar

  • 2 oranges

  • Angostura bitters