INGREDIENTS
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1 ounce chilled club soda
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3/4 ounce fresh lemon juice
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3/4 ounce Simple Syrup
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2 ounces malt whiskey
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Ice
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2 dashes of celery bitters (optional)
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4 cherries, preferably Emperor Francis, pitted, plus 1 cherry for garnish
INSTRUCTIONS
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In a cocktail shaker, muddle the 4 pitted cherries. Add ice and all of the remaining ingredients except the club soda and garnish. Shake well. Strain into an ice-filled Collins glass, stir in the club soda and garnish with a cherry.
| Adapted from John Coltharp/Food & Wine