Holiday Manhattan - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3/4 cup white sugar
1/4 cup hot water
1 (750 milliliter) bottle bourbon whiskey
1 1/4 cups sweet vermouth
1/4 cup cherry juice
2 teaspoons aromatic bitters
12 maraschino cherries

Preparation

Dissolve the sugar in hot water in a large pitcher. Stir in the whiskey, vermouth, cherry juice and bitters. Serve in glasses over ice and garnish with a maraschino cherry.