I ranked Death’s Door whiskey as a 68/100 as a straight sipper, but at $40 a bottle for me (Northeast United States) there are better options for two twenties – so I was curious how it would do as a Manhattan.
The good news is that a bit of vermouth did take off the rough edges of this Death’s Door whiskey.
The bad news is that at over $40 a bottle, there are just better options out there, meaning this only improved by e a few points as a mixer. A Death’s Door Manhattan scored a 74/100.
Bottle | Score | Price | Type |
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Manhattan - Basil Hayden's & Dom Benedictine | 95 | $55 / 750ml | Manhattan |
Manhattan - Balcones | 91 | $55 / 750ml | Manhattan |
Manhattan - Blade And Bow | 90 | $55 / 750ml | Manhattan |
Manhattan - Basil Hayden's | 88 | $35 / 750ml | Manhattan |
Old Fashioned On The Rocks Knob Creek | 83 | $13 / 750ml | Old Fashioned |
Manhattan - Fistful of Bourbon | 80 | $40 / 750ml | Manhattan |
Manhattan - Four Roses Small Batch | 76 | $30 / 750ml | Manhattan |
Manhattan - Legent | 75 | $35 / 750ml | Manhattan |
Manhattan-Death's Door | 74 | $40 / 750ml | Manhattan |
Manhattan - Wild Turkey | 73 | $35 / 750ml | Manhattan |
Manhattan - Bulleit Bourbon | 69 | $28 / 750ml | Manhattan |
Manhattan - Dogfish Head Alternate Takes | 69 | $55/ 750ml | Manhattan |
Manhattan - Knob Creek Small Batch | 69 | $30 / 750ml | Manhattan |
Manhattan - Elija Craig Small Batch | 66 | $27 / 750ml | Manhattan |
Manhattan - Redemption Bourbon | 53 | $30 / 750ml | Manhattan |
Manhattan Stillhouse | 50 | $25 / 750ml | Manhattan |
Manhattan Agitator | 49 | $30 / 750ml | Manhattan |
Manhattan - American XXX Born | 35 | $26 / 750ml | Manhattan |
Bottle | Score | Price | Type |
---|---|---|---|
Manhattan - Basil Hayden's & Dom Benedictine | 95 | $55 / 750ml | Manhattan |
Manhattan - Balcones | 91 | $55 / 750ml | Manhattan |
Manhattan - Blade And Bow | 90 | $55 / 750ml | Manhattan |
Manhattan - Basil Hayden's | 88 | $35 / 750ml | Manhattan |
Old Fashioned On The Rocks Knob Creek | 83 | $13 / 750ml | Old Fashioned |
Manhattan - Fistful of Bourbon | 80 | $40 / 750ml | Manhattan |
Manhattan - Four Roses Small Batch | 76 | $30 / 750ml | Manhattan |
Manhattan - Legent | 75 | $35 / 750ml | Manhattan |
Manhattan-Death's Door | 74 | $40 / 750ml | Manhattan |
Manhattan - Wild Turkey | 73 | $35 / 750ml | Manhattan |
Manhattan - Bulleit Bourbon | 69 | $28 / 750ml | Manhattan |
Manhattan - Dogfish Head Alternate Takes | 69 | $55/ 750ml | Manhattan |
Manhattan - Knob Creek Small Batch | 69 | $30 / 750ml | Manhattan |
Manhattan - Elija Craig Small Batch | 66 | $27 / 750ml | Manhattan |
Manhattan - Redemption Bourbon | 53 | $30 / 750ml | Manhattan |
Manhattan Stillhouse | 50 | $25 / 750ml | Manhattan |
Manhattan Agitator | 49 | $30 / 750ml | Manhattan |
Manhattan - American XXX Born | 35 | $26 / 750ml | Manhattan |