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Created in the 1870s at the Manhattan Club, on the island of the same name, this cocktail was first served at a banquet hosted by Lady Jennie Churchill, Sir Winston Churchill's mother.

5 oz. bourbon
2 oz. sweet vermouth
6 dashed Angostura bitters
2 maraschino cherries

1. Fill 2 stemmed cocktail glasses with crushed ice, then set aside to chill.

2. Fill a cocktail shaker halfway with ice cubes, then add bourbon, vermouth, and bitters. Stir well.

3. Pour ice out of glasses, then strain drink into chilled glasses. Garnish each with a maraschino cherry.

This article was first published in Saveur in Issue #34