My Cure For Homesickness

       While in most cases I believe anyone caught mixing anything into Pappy Van Winkle's bourbon of perfection should be shot dead twice, I may have discovered a rare exception. Being a New Englander, the taste of real maple syrup straight from a tree, leaves me with quite a nostalgic feeling. Speaking of homesickness, I will always remember begging for the maraschino cherry at the bottom of my mom's occasional whiskey sour. So lets just mix it all together and send me back in time.

Maple-Bourbon Sour

Combine 3 ounces of bourbon, 2 tablespoons of REAL maple syrup, and 2 tablespoons of freshly squeezed lemon juice. Shake it harder than a noisy baby. Garnish with a fat maraschino cherry and don't share.