On this episode of Life Behind Bars, we discuss the myths, legends and lore surrounding the Manhattan, including one theory that it was created for Winston Churchill’s mother, Jennie Jerome.

When is a Margarita a Manhattan? The Churchill, a mid-1900s cocktail invented at the Savoy in London that was created for the legendary British prime minister, uses a base of Scotch whisky to play ...

What Is a Manhattan Cocktail? Born in Manhattan’s Manhattan Club in the 1870s, this iconic cocktail was reportedly created for a banquet hosted by Lady Randolph Churchill (Winston Churchill’s ...

The Manhattan is a classic cocktail that has been around for over 150 years and is considered the first "modern cocktail." A highly adaptable cocktail, the simple three-ingredient recipe serves as ...

For many years, if you asked a bartender (or a drinks writer for that matter) when the Manhattan cocktail was created, you’d be told that it was first mixed up for a party that socialite Jennie ...

Oh, no one told you about Lady Randolph Churchill? Jennie Jerome? The woman who invented the Manhattan cocktail? The woman who was so beautiful that a famous admirer compared her (lovingly) to a ...

One recent cocktail hour in Manhattan, I bellied up to the bar at Porchlight, the Danny Meyer bar on 11th Avenue, beneath the ascendant superblocks of Hudson Yards. Nick Bennett, the head ...

The classic Manhattan drink recipe is made with rye whiskey, sweet vermouth, and Angostura bitters, and is garnished with a maraschino cherry. Over a century old, it remains one of the most ...