The Metropolitan sounds and looks like a classic cocktail, one as old as the Manhattan or Martinez, but the matter is rather unclear. A Metropolitan recipe appears in the 1935 The Old Waldorf-Astoria Bar Book, but it calls for 2/3 Manhattan bitters (obsolete, possibly similar to Amer Picon) and 1/3 vermouth. While that sounds like an interesting mix the more common brandy recipe below is likely a modern creation. If you know the story, let me know. Also, there are many other "Metropolitans" being made which are usually very different.
Ingredients:
- 1 1/2 oz brandy
- 1 oz sweet vermouth
- 1/2 tsp sugar syrup
- 2 dashes Angostura bitters
Preparation:
- Pour the brandy, sweet vermouth, sugar syrup and Angostura bitters into a cocktail shaker with ice cubes.
- Shake well.
- Strain into a chilled cocktail glass.
