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Meaning of Vanhattan | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A manhattan cocktail made with both bourbon whiskey and rye whiskey.

Examples

“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.”
““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.””
““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.””

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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