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1 shot Bourbon whiskey
½ shot Martini Rosso vermouth BUY
⅛ shot Pomegranate / grenadine syrup (2:1)
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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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SHAKE all ingredients

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