The Old Fashioned and Manhattan anchor the bourbon cocktail repertoire

Annotation

Use as evidence of the authors' canonical repertoire, not proof of either drink's origin. The surrounding historical anecdotes remain unverified conventional lore.

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Citations

Perrine and Reigler — Kentucky Bourbon Cocktail Book — PDF sheet 37 — classics

Context

The sentence opens the classics chapter before the authors recount popular origin stories for both drinks.

Excerpt ID

60

Excerpt Text

The most famous bourbon cocktails are certainly the Old Fashioned and the Manhattan.

Literature Notes

The Kentucky Bourbon Cocktail Book — full-source synthesis and reliability boundary

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PDF sheet 37

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PDF sheet 37

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Page

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Page (text)

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No access

Source Section

Chapter 3 — The Classics

Supports Claims

Bourbon cocktails are best explained as flexible forms, not fixed recipes

Tags

Cocktails and ServiceAmerican Whiskey History and CultureAmerican Whiskey Styles

Verification Notes

Visually verified against rendered PDF sheet 37 on 2026-08-24.

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Verified

Evidence

The most famous bourbon cocktails are certainly the Old Fashioned and the Manhattan.

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Start: PDF sheet 37

End: PDF sheet 37

Source section: Chapter 3 — The Classics

Context

The sentence opens the classics chapter before the authors recount popular origin stories for both drinks.

Annotation

Use as evidence of the authors' canonical repertoire, not proof of either drink's origin. The surrounding historical anecdotes remain unverified conventional lore.

Verification

Status: Verified

Visually verified against rendered PDF sheet 37 on 2026-08-24.