Cherry Smash

Ingredients

• 3 frozens cherries
• 1 dash Angostura bitters
• 1 cup ice , or as needed
• 2 fluids ounces rye whiskey , such as Michter's
• 1 fluid ounce sweet Italian vermouth
• 0.5 fluids ounce simple syrup
• 0.5 teaspoons lemon juice , or to taste

Instructions

1. 1

   Place cherries in an old-fashioned glass; splash with bitters. Mash cherries with a cocktail muddler until desired consistency.

2. 2

   Fill a cocktail shaker with ice; add rye, vermouth, simple syrup, and lemon juice. Cover and shake until the outside of the shaker has frosted. Strain cocktail into glass over cherries.