Cheers to Friday! Anyone else love to enjoy a cocktail or two to unwind on Friday nights? I’m not so much for going out. It’s more for kicking back and relaxing. Maybe having a few friends over for a drink. Nothing crazy. Nothing too late. Just a good ole social gathering with good cocktails.

My husband has become somewhat of an expert with cocktails - so much so that many of our friends would rather have drinks made by him then go to the bar! He specializes in “brown” drinks - think bourbon, whiskey, rye. He’s always made an amazing chocolate martini - when we were dating he used to make them for me instead of dessert. How’s that for sweet? But lately he’s gotten into the classic martini, specifically the vesper (both gin and vodka!).

To get your weekend started right - I thought I’d share three ways to make a manhattan. Try them all, there’s one for everyone in the mix.