Blue Plate Bachelor

There are two basic cocktails a brother should know how to make without having to look up a recipe.
Naturally, these are the martini and the manhattan. Classic, old school cocktails with universal appeal. Even Grandma likes ‘em.
The Martini
Ingredients

3 oz quality gin
1 oz dry vermouth
handful of ice
Olives and/or cocktail onions skewered on a toothpick
Optional — Splash [...]

There’s nothing quite as satisfying as roasting a chicken, with a few potatoes and some baby broccoli for dinner.
And gnawing on the bones like an animal while standing over the sink.