Drink: Esquire and Jefferson’s teamed up to craft a ready to drink Manhattan. The result? Well, we haven’t tried it yet but it sounds damn good and looks quite appealing. It is available at select stores across the country. The barrel aged cocktail was narrowed down from dozens of taste-tests and then aged for 90 days in bourbon barrels. In search of delicious, oaky notes and a well-balanced flavor profile, Granger and Zoeller (aided by various Esquire staffers) tested dozens of recipes together until they narrowed down the options to just three recipes. Those three options were then aged for 90 days in bourbon barrels until just one stood out as a superiorManhattan. The finished product is comprised of six-year-old bourbon – 125 proof cut down to 82.3 – both sweet and dry vermouth, and barrel-aged, spiced cherry bitters. Enjoy it as you would any Manhattan: on the rocks or stirred and strained over ice. Be on the lookout if you’re interested in trying some. It sure does sound good.