#Cocktail Hour! Little Italy, by Audrey Saunders. One of our favorites, which we put in our “New York Cocktails” pages in our black book along with the drinks named after NYC boroughs and neighborhoods.

2 oz rye whiskey (preferably Rittenhouse)
3/4 oz sweet vermouth (we used Foro di Torino)
1/2 oz Cynar (we used Cynar 70 because we’re naughty)

Stir & strain. Garnish with Luxardo cherries skewered on a pick. (Remember that even numbers of garnishes are bad luck.)