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https://www.youtube.com/embed/k7L2B9qj6N8 Welcome, in this article we are going to explore the sometimes scandalous history of the Manhattan cocktail. The Manhattan is one of the most classic and iconic of cocktails right up there with the martini. Its recipe is fairly straightforward. Two parts, whiskey, one part: sweet vermouth, a dash, bitters and garnished with a maraschino cherry. There have been several different cocktail recipes with the name Manhattan and several similar recipes by different names, but the earliest reference to this cocktail by this name in the Oxford English Dictionary is from 1882 in the 1887 cocktail recipe book, the…