Advertisement'Drunken Botanist' Takes A Garden Tour Of The Liquor CabinetMarch 19, 2013Camila DomonoskefacebookEmailThe cherry, prunus cerasus — specifically, the variety marasca — is the only plant that appears in the Manhattan cocktail in an easily recognizable form. But as author Amy Stewart explains, the maraschino garnish is far from the only horticultural element of the cocktail. See below for the rest of the ingredients in a Manhattan. (Image courtesy Missouri Botanical Garden. http://www.botanicus.org)