Updated March 2026.
Bourbon cherries are garnish English for cherries packed with bourbon syrup, not a 5.143 whisky class and not IBA. IBA Manhattan already 50 mL rye / 20 mL sweet vermouth / 1 dash Angostura, garnish cocktail cherry. IBA Old Fashioned already 45 mL. Garnish is not a second bottle. Count the whiskey ounces.
Cherry: best cherry bourbon. Woodford: Woodford Reserve. Extract: what bourbon is used for vanilla extract. Infusion: whiskey infusion recipes. Lime: what lime juice is for cocktails. Jigger: what is a jigger measurement. Shot: how many ml is a shot. Trace: Buffalo Trace.
Garnish vs recovered cherry statute
IBA Manhattan already garnish cocktail cherry. IBA Martinez already 45/45 + 1 bar spoon maraschino Luxardo IBA Old Fashioned already 45 mL woodfordreserve.com/bourbon-cherries/ printed a 13.5 oz jar; ingredients list Woodford Reserve Bourbon. Distiller’s Select already 90.4/45.2 shop Double Oaked 750 mL already 43.2% 5.143 already: US bourbon class 5.88 already: 100 proof ≠ BiB Knob Creek 9yr already BT already 90/45 NAS cream 30/15 21 CFR 169.175 vanilla ≥35% Luxardo already: maraschino English, not bourbon 6. Jack already: Tennessee whiskey, not bourbon — recovered Jack Rudy is a cherry label, not Old No. 7.
Cherry already: garnish English. 50 mL of rye is the Manhattan pour before vermouth. US shot already 1.5 fl oz. A 1.5 fl oz 40% pour is one drink. Garnish does not erase the whiskey ounces.
| Lock | What it is not |
|---|---|
| Manhattan 50/20 + dash | A recovered cherry-brand IBA |
| Cocktail-cherry garnish | A recovered 12-way #1 lock |
| Old Fashioned 45 mL | A recovered cherry statute |
| Distiller’s Select 90.4/45.2 | A cherry-neck lock |
| US bourbon class | A garnish class |
| 169.175 unused as whisky | A recovered extract lock |
Count the pour
IBA parts, not a cherry-brand lock:
| Part | mL | fl oz |
|---|---|---|
| Rye whiskey (Manhattan) | 50 | 1.7 |
| Sweet red vermouth (Manhattan) | 20 | 0.68 |
| Angostura (Manhattan) | 1 dash | 1 dash |
| Cocktail cherry (official garnish) | garnish | garnish |
50 mL of 40% rye is about 1.12 drinks before vermouth. IBA Old Fashioned already 45 mL
Sources
- iba-world.com/cocktails/manhattan/ 50 mL rye / 20 mL sweet vermouth / 1 dash Angostura; garnish cocktail cherry. IBA Old Fashioned 45 mL. shop.woodfordreserve.com/bourbon-cherries/ 13.5 oz jar; bourbon on the ingredient list
- Distiller’s Select 90.4/45.2 5.143 169.175 NIAAA Dec 2025.