The Manhattan Cocktail with Philip Greene

The Manhattan - The Story of the First Modern Cocktail with Author Philip Greene. It''s the Bartender Journey Podcast Number 181. Listen with the audio player on this page, or subscribe on iTunes, Android or Stitcher Radio. The first cocktail was what we now know of as the Old Fashioned, but before the Manhattan came along, it was just called a "cocktail".  Vermouth came on the scene in the 1800's and changed the cocktail scene forever.  The Manhattan was the first drink to incorporate a second alcoholic ingredient. Listen as we chat with Cocktail Historian, Philip Greene.