Directions. Gather all ingredients. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios. Combine whiskey, vermouth, and bitters in a cocktail mixing glass. Add ice and stir until chilled. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass and garnish with a maraschino cherry. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios. Enjoy! No stirring, no shaking, is necessary. All you need is a spirit or liqueur poured from the bottle into the glass. There is nothing different about the contents of a drink ordered neat or as a shot, but most bars will serve these two orders in different glasses. Order a shot and you'll likely get it in a shot glass. Kimberly Schow, bar director at. WÓDKA [Vodka] is great to drink on its own. It's a well-made Polish rye vodka that isn't distilled from pure GNS (grain neutral spirit), making it a clean Valentino Longo, bartender at Le Sirenuse in Miami. I love rhum agricole to drink neat during the day, like Clairin. And for after dinner with a nice cigar, a Venezuelan rum, like Diplomatico. Neat whisky is just whisky served at room temperature with no water, ice, or mixers of any kind. Some whisky aficionados suggest that the correct way to drink whisky is "neat". They claim that drinking whisky this way gives you a better indication of the qualities of the whisky (although there is some scientific evidence that indicates otherwise ). Best bourbon overall: Russell's Reserve 10 Year Bourbon - See at Total Wine. Russell's Reserve 10 Year Bourbon has smooth, complex aromas and flavors, plus a delicious finish that makes for an outstanding neat drink. Best budget bourbon under $20: Evan Williams Bottled-in-Bond Bourbon - See at Drizly. .

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