Because Manhattan Moonshine is aged for less than one hour in oak barrels, it has none of the heavier barrel flavors like Oak and Smoke that make heavily aged Whiskeys less approachable to drink straight up and make them harder to mix.
This means that Manhattan Moonshine is soft and sip-able by itself but can also be used in an almost endless variety of cocktails, using flavors and ingredients that heavily aged Whiskey cannot mix with. These range from traditional ingredients such as grapefruit juice or tonic water to more exotic ingredients such as lavender, black walnut peel, or saffron. See our Cocktail Recipe page for examples.