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Men drink Manhattans. That's not some overwrought attempt to puff out my proverbial chest. And it's not a misogynistic jab at the ladies; a woman drinking a Manhattan neat is sex personified.

Look you can drink whatever you want. But if you've never reveled in the exquisite dance of whiskey, vermouth, and bitters seducing your tongue, you can't call yourself an adult. Not within earshot of me. Frankly, "Drink Manhattans" should have been found somewhere on the Business Insider list I posted the other day. (As much as I loved that collection of rules, the fact that it makes no mention of Manhattans threatens to invalidate the whole thing.) So take this lesson from Joaquin Simo to heart, and step into your big boy (or big girl) pants.

From Thrillist:

If you ask 10 different bartenders how to make a drink, you'll likely get 10 different answers. Which is why you should just listen to us, and our man Joaquín Simó, the face of NYC's Pouring Ribbons, who was named nothing less than Bartender of the Year at Tales of the Cocktail 2012.

This time we're taking on one of the classic-est of classics -- prepare to get step-by-stepped through the Only Manhattan You'll Ever Need.

Man-Scaping

I disagree, to some extent, with the false bravado of those who claim certain drinks are "manlier" than others, especially in cases like this, where everything has been broken down, more-or-less, into ingredients. (How, for example, can you claim Angostura bitters are less manly than scotch? They're not made for drinking straight, only for being a flavor enhancement. That's like saying a guy who uses salt is less manly than one who eats steak.)

Nevertheless, the graph does offer a fairly humorous look at machismo in the world of professional drinking. Look it over, have a laugh, then ignore it the next time you're at the bar. Salud.

From AskMen.com.