Vanhattan

English

Etymology

Blend of Van +‎ manhattan, from Julian Van Winkle, creator of Old Rip Van Winkle and Pappy Van Winkle's Family Reserve Kentucky bourbons.

Noun

Vanhattan (plural Vanhattans)

  1. A manhattan cocktail made with both bourbon whiskey and rye whiskey.
    • 2020 November 10, Wright Thompson, Pappyland: A Story of Family, Fine Bourbon, and the Things That Last‎[1], illustrated edition, Penguin, →ISBN:
      I invited my friend Mac Nichols over to my house and made him a Vanhattan with Julian's recipe, using the 15-year-old and the rye.
    • 2022 November 15, Mike Wolf, Cheer: A Liquid Gold Holiday Drinking Guide‎[2], Turner Publishing Company, →ISBN:
      “Well, what I like about the Vanhattan is it has both bourbon and rye,” he began, “and it's so strong you don't need to get your ass off the couch to make another one for a while.”
    • 2024 April 14, Kit Boss, “A Chug's Life Adventure” (9:36 from the start), in The Great North‎[3], season 4, episode 10, spoken by Dirtrude Tobin (Jane Lynch):
      “Great. I'll make us all some Vanhattans in a travel flask. Moon, you're driving.” “Uh, he's ten.” “Come on, Ham, you know I can drive.” “Yup. You're the best driver in the family.” “Let's boogie.”
    • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:Vanhattan.
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