The equal parts Blood and Sand (scotch, cherry brandy, sweet vermouth, and orange juice) formula from the 1930 The Savoy Cocktail Book is the accepted...
I made this with a far too nice to use in a cocktail in that amount Islay malt for all the whisky, no cherry stuff because who has that in their cabinet? and Ulrich vermouth rosso which is a posh rosso and of course the OJ. It is very nice and wonderfully smoky