Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

vanhattan

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: van-hat-tan
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Example Sentences

"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.”"

Etymology

Blend of Van + manhattan, from Julian Van Winkle, creator of Old Rip Van Winkle and Pappy Van Winkle's Family Reserve Kentucky bourbons.

Inflected Forms

Vanhattans (plural)

Questions

What does vanhattan mean?: A manhattan cocktail made with both bourbon whiskey and rye whiskey.
Where does vanhattan come from?: Blend of Van + manhattan, from Julian Van Winkle, creator of Old Rip Van Winkle and Pappy Van Winkle's Family Reserve Kentucky bourbons.

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