Cocktails

Let's be clear. There are no muddled cherries in an Old Fashioned. They MIGHT be served as a garnish but the only muddling that's going to happen is to a sugar cube in the bottom of the glass with 2 dashes of angostura bitters. Perhaps a dash of soda if you have some on tap. Grind it all into a thick paste with your spoon, then add your ice, continue to stir the heck out of it for a minute or so and then add the whiskey. Stir a little longer. If you want to garnish with fruit, now's your chance - a pair of maraschino cherries or a thick wedge of orange are common ones but I find they overpower it and make it a bit too sweet.

Try it with a half measure of absinthe added at the same time as the bitters.
Probably the manliest drink available. Even more so than the Vespa....:

Six parts Tanqueray Ten
2 parts Stoli
1 part Dry Vermouth and a dash of Angostura (because who has Kina Lillet... Seriously...)
Stir with lots of ice.
Serve very cold and with a large slice of lemon peel

A cocktail I used to make when I worked at Koba in Brighton went a little like this:

2 parts good brandy,
2 parts Chambord,
Shake
Fill a glass to the top with ice and fresh raspberries and grated chocolate, give it a bit of a stir.
Pour in the mixture and top up with soda
Grate a little more dark chocolate over it. Serve with a long bar fork or cocktail stick so you can pick out the raspberries..

There's nothing to it in terms of ingredients so I never bothered with a name but it's a nice intimate drink and good for hot summer evenings.