• 2 oz Rye
• 3/4 oz Sweet Vermouth
• 1/4 oz Amer Picon
• 1/4 oz Maraschino Liqueur
• Garnish: Cherry

Homemade ingredients: Sweet Vermouth, Amer DeHainaut, Cherry

The Internet has informed me that it is National Margarita Day, not that I asked. Nothing at all against the Margarita. As long as it's not frozen, it's actually one of my favorite drinks. But I have no patience for single product based holidays. As a non-religious person, as far as I'm concerned all holidays are really about eating and drinking a great variety of things. Why narrow it down?

Or, if you aren't buying my justification rant, I wanted to make a stirred drink tonight in order to use my latest thrift store find, pictured above.