re: What are your favorite cocktails, and what's in them?

Manhattan (rye, sweet vermouth, orange bitters), Negroni (gin, sweet vermouth, Campari), Martini (gin, dry vermouth, angostura bitters) Sazerac (rye, simple syrup, peychaud bitters,absinthe rinse), Old Fashioned (bourbon, simple syrup, angostura bitters), G&T, and several of the variations on a Brooklyn (Red Hook, Park Slope, Bensonhurst, etc.) are in my regular rotation...