Bartender: “What will you be drinking, sir”
Jack: “Hair of the dog that bit me, Lloyd.”

Jack Torrance (Jack Nicholson)  in “The Shining” (1980)

No, this cocktail was not served at the Overlook Hotel, although this bitter-sweet mix of vermouth and bitters does in some ways convey the growing anxiety leading up to Jack’s rampage and ultimate death.

It’s a drink to come home to:

• 2 oz. whiskey
• 1 oz. sweet vermouth
• dash of bitters
• garnish with cinnamon rim and cinnamon stick

Combine all ingredients in a shaker, then strain into a cocktail glass and top with a cinnamon stick.