Like any bourbon-obsessed yuppie, I love a good Manhattan. However, sometimes I find they are a bit too sweet. For me, the perfect manhattan is a little dryer, with a really good rye whiskey. And, what a coincidence, the actual name for a manhattan that uses half sweet and half dry vermount is, in fact, a Perfect Manhattan. Here’s the Perfect Manhattan I just made myself.

The Perfect Manhattan

Add to a shaker:

• 1.5 oz. Smooth Ambler rye whiskey
• .25 oz. dry vermouth
• .25 oz. sweet vermouth
• 1 dash orange bitters
• 1 dash Angostura bitter
• 1 dash Jerry Thomas’ Own Decanter Bitters
• 3 ice cubes

Stir vigorously until chilled. Place a cherry in the bottom of a martini glass, pour the glorious manhattan over the cherry and enjoy.