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1	fl oz	Bourbon whiskey
½	fl oz	Martini Rosso vermouth
⅛	fl oz	Giffard Grenadine Syrup

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How to make:

SHAKE all ingredients with ice and fine strain into chilled glass.

Garnish:

None

Comment:

Basically a miserly Sweet Manhattan.

Variant:

Double the quantities and strain into a Martini glass and you have the 1920s classic I based this drink on.

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