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Historic Cocktail Lesson with Caitlin: The Manhattan

How about one more toast to 2020? To send this year off into that good night, we are mixing up a cool and classic cocktail, the Manhattan. Though it has murky origins, this sophisticated drink came to symbolize the urban sophistication of New York City in the late 19th century, and is still consumed by hip drinkers today.