The Manhattan cocktail has been a star since it appeared on the scene more than 100 years ago. ... including one theory that it was created for Winston Churchill’s mother, Jennie Jerome.

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 ...

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 mother).

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 ...

The Manhattan has always been a power player, ever since it hit the bar scene more than 150 years ago in New York City. This spirit-forward, stirred whiskey cocktail is bold and robust, mellowed ...

The proprietors of The Manhattan Club argue the drink was created in their establishment for the great Winston Churchill’s mother, Lady Randolph Churchill in the 1870s.

Part of the cocktail’s allure is its simplicity. Though proportions can be tweaked to the drinker’s taste, the Manhattan largely adheres to the standard 2:1 liquor-to-vermouth ratio common to ...