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Hollywood: Hot & Easy Manhattan

by Helen on May 18, 2012

I’m partial to the odd cocktail… but sometimes the faff just doesn’t seem worth it! Thankfully in Some Like it Hot, Marilyn Monroe showed us how easy it can be to whip up a Hollywood worthy cocktail with just a couple of ingredients and a hot water bottle!

Manhattan in a Hot Water Bottle in Some Like it Hot

So here it is… just in time for the weekend! The Some Like it Hot Manhattan

Hot & Easy Manhattan 

Hot and Easy Manhattan from Some Like it Hot

  • 50ml Whisky
  • 25ml Martini Rosso

1. Put ingredients into a cocktail shaker (or hot water bottle!)

2. Shake

3. Pour

4. Enjoy!

Serve in a tiny paper cup for the full prohibition experience!

If you’ve never seen Some Like It Hot you really should! It’s so much fun – the best cross-dressing I’ve ever seen, combined with jazz, gangsters and prohibition. It gets better every time I watch it!

Have a great weekend full of cocktails, crafts, shopping and everything else! I’ll see you back here on Monday for Eurovision week… think sequins and glitter galore!!! 

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