“The 36th Vote” commemorates Utah’s role as the deciding vote to end Prohibition. In fact, the Utah delegation wanted to cast the final vote. “No other state shall take away this glory from Utah” proclaimed the letter of the state delegation and president of the Utah league for prohibition repeal. On December 5th 1933 at 5:32pm EST, satisfied that the thirty fifth state (Pennsylvania) had ratified, Utah delegate S R Thurman cast the last ballot for Utah and the 18th amendment’s fate was sealed. High Wast Distillery chose the Manhattan for this celebration because of its classic appeal and timelessness. We used the pre-prohibition recipe of two parts rye whiskey to one part sweet vermouth and two dashes of bitters. We then married the mixture in the rye whiskey’s American white oak barrels for 90 days, allowing the flavor to integrate in a well balanced harmony of the ryes spiciness, the vermouth’s herbs and the bitters’ complexity. We hope you take the time to celebrate Repeal day and thank Utah for its role in ending the noble experiment.