60gramsrye whisky(preferably Overholt) or a good bourbon (2 ounces)
30gramssweet vermouth(preferably Vya)
5sturdy shakesAngostura bitters(2 grams or so)
1-3Amerena cherries(or those candy-like ones in the sundae aisle of your grocery store)
Instructions
In a 2-cup measuring glass, combine the whiskey, vermouth, and bitters.
Fill the measuring glass with ice and stir more or less continuously for 90 seconds (I hate the shaken drinks with all the shattered ice floating in them). It’s fine to pause while you retrieve your glass from the freezer.
When the ice and alcohol have commingled for the appropriate time—you want about 30 to 40 grams of water to melt into the Manhattan—garnish it with the cherries.