This Sunday’s list of things to try:

1. Tonewood’s Biergarten Oktoberfest. Tis the season.

2. My TikTok page. I play guitar and sing a bit.

3. A Manhattan: this was my grandfather’s go-to cocktail. Pick a whisky you like. I make two drinks this way:

• 4 oz whisky: bourbon or rye, as you like
• 1 oz vermouth: if you can find Carpano Antica, definitely try it
• Bitters: (I have Fee Brothers Whisky bitters, but you can try something else you like)
• Maraschino cherries: not the nuclear red kind, if you can help it
• Drizzle of cherry juice

Mix everything together in a pitcher full of ice, stirring vigorously for a minute. Strain into a martini glass or Nick and Nora, or serve over ice to have one like Gramps. Throw a cherry or two in there. I garnish with an orange twist, but that’s not necessary.