The Sixteenth-Largest Economy
A spirit-forward, undeniable Manhattan — small in the glass, immense in what it represents, the number that ends the argument
$1.8 trillion in total GDP would rank business events as the sixteenth-largest economy on earth.
Why this cocktail? Her study ranked events as the world's sixteenth-largest economy. This concentrated Manhattan is small in the glass and impossible to argue with.
The Story
1.65 billion participants. $1.8 trillion in total GDP. 24.2 million jobs. The EIC's 2026 Oxford Economics study made the invisible industry undeniable — numbers read into the congressional record, landed on the desks of finance ministers, ahead of Turkey, Indonesia, the Netherlands, Saudi Arabia. This Manhattan is built the same way: classic, concentrated, every element pulling in one direction — modest in the glass and impossible to argue with once it lands.
Ingredients
- 2 oz rye whiskey
- 1 oz sweet vermouth
- 2 dashes Angostura bitters
- Brandied cherry
- Orange peel
Preparation
- 1.Stir rye, vermouth, and bitters with ice until cold.
- 2.Strain into a chilled coupe.
- 3.Express an orange peel over the surface.
- 4.Garnish with a brandied cherry.
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