Italian Manhattan Cocktail

Ingredients:

• 16 ice cubes
• 4 orange slices
• 8 maraschino cherries
• 300 ml Kentucky bourbon (recommended: Maker's Mark)
• 120 ml vermouth
• 90 ml Italian bitters (recommended: Campari)
• 3 tsp sugar, optional

Preparation:

1. Divide ice cubes among 4 tumbler glasses. Garnish each glass with 1 orange wedge and 2 maraschino cherries.
2. Combine bourbon, vermouth and bitters in a pitcher and pour into glasses.
   
   

   Note

   
   If you want your cocktails to be a little sweeter, you can stir 3 teaspoons of sugar into the pitcher before pouring the drinks into glasses.