Booze of the Week

Manhattan
2 parts Whiskey (bourbon,rye,canadian)
1 part sweet vermouth
1 dash angostura bitters
1 cherry

Shaken with ice, strained into cocktail glass.

Variations:

“Perfect” Manhattan -- replace the 1 part sweet vermouth with 1/2 parts of both sweet and dry vermouth. I’ve not tried this one yet, I hope to soon.

Play with the whiskey/vermouth ratio. Some like 3:1 whiskey:vermouth, some go the other direction with a 1:1. I’ve been doing 3:2 personally.

Splash a bit of cherry juice in as well. I’ve not done this yet, but I’ll try this one too. Alternatively, squeeze a cherry or two into the shaker before mixing.