LaMarhattan
Luxardo cherries
> Ice a Martini glass.

>Fill a stainless cocktail shaker with ice:
Add 1.5 oz Maker's Mark,
Add 1 oz Italian sweet vermouth,
Add 0.5 oz Luxardo cherry liqueur,
Add 2 dashes Angostura bitters (yellow cap).

> Shake till its too cold to hold.

> Dump the ice from the Martini glass and place one or two Luxardo maraschino cherries in the glass; on a pick if you wish.

IMPORTANT: no cheap day-glo-red faux maraschino cherries!

> Strain the drink via the shaker's strainer into the glass.

> Sip slowly, but finish while still cold.

>Rinse glass, and repeat as necessary.
[['4.5 cl', 'Bourbon whiskey'], ['3 cl', 'Antica Formula or other well aged sweet vermouth'], ['1.5 cl', 'Luxardo Maraschino liqueur'], ['2 dash', 'Angostura or other aromatic bitters']]
[['4.5 cl', 'bourbon whiskey'], ['3 cl', 'sweet vermouth'], ['1.5 cl', 'maraschino'], ['2 dash', 'angostura']]