Ian Lendler, in his new book Alcoholica Esoterica, cites a creation myth for the Manhattan that I had not yet heard:

Reputedly invented in 1874 by a swinging American named Jennie Jerome, who would later marry and give birth to Winston Churchill. It was first served during a party she hosted at the Manhattan Club in New York City, from which the drink eventually took its name.

Inventing the Manhattan, if true, would merit a prominent plaque. But her feat of procreation deserves a statue.

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