Susan L. Schwartz, Author At A Lush Life Manual

This is the drink people expect on New Year’s Eve, and that’s fine. You pour

If you already like a Manhattan, this version won’t ask you to relearn anything. It’s

Some cocktails are about impact. Others are about balance. The Reverse Manhattan belongs firmly in

By Christmas Eve, everyone is done. Done shopping, done cooking, done pretending this is all

The Perfect Manhattan is all about balance. By splitting the vermouth evenly between sweet and

The Black Manhattan takes the familiar structure of the classic Manhattan and quietly shifts it

The Old Fashioned isn’t seasonal because it tries to be—it’s seasonal because it adapts. In

This one tastes like warm apples straight out of the oven. Not cider, not candy-sweet—just

This is the Old Fashioned at its most basic — and honestly, at its best.

This one sounds indulgent, but it’s still very much an Old Fashioned. Brown butter adds