Please raise a glass to the greatest island in the world! Photo by Jackson Stakeman, originally published in DIY Cocktails.

Ingredients

• 1 ½ oz bourbon
• ¾ oz sweet vermouth
• 1–2 dashes angostura bitters
• Maraschino cherry for garnish

Instructions

Combine all ingredients in cocktail shaker filled with ice. Stir well and strain into a chilled cocktail glass.

Variations:

Dry Manhattan: substitute dry vermouth and an olive garnish

Perfect Manhattan: use half dry vermouth and half sweet vermouth and garnish with a lemon twist

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