The other evening I found myself at a friend’s home for an early evening cocktail. The boy just recently moved into his new condo and had a very successful “Stock the Bar” housewarming. However, being the consummate bachelor, he had ZERO mixers and not a single piece of fruit in the house. Not even an unnaturally vibrant maraschino. I was fine with the latter, but really wanted a brandied cherry. So, what was I to do? Improvise. Noticing the opened bottle of Carpano Antica that surely needed to be used before it was past its time, AND a bottle of Pierre Ferrand Dry Curacao Ancienne Methode, which I had not had up until this evening, I obviously had to do something with them. Grabbing a bottle of Bulleit Rye, I thought, "something Manhattanish". 2oz Bulleit Rye 1oz Carpano Antica .5oz Pierre Ferrand Dry Curacao Ancienne Methode Stirred with ice poured into a rocks glass a la Sazerac style – he has limited glassware. They were delicious.