Cocktailwire

Francine Bistro's 'perfect Manhattan' is the gold standard for the Pen Bay Pilot's lesson in how to shake up the classic cocktail. "Traditionalists insist that a Manhattan be made with American rye whiskey;" Bistro bartender Chip Dewing uses Old Overholt, "a whiskey that has had a history with Manhattans that dates back to its beginnings." [PBP]