A classic Manhattan is a fine drink, and our home bar is always well-stocked with bourbon, sweet vermouth, and bitters during the winter months (all other months, too). I adapted this recipe from executive chef Larry Tressler of Holland House Bar and Refuge in Nashville. The mussels are simmered in bourbon, sweet vermouth and bitters. As with other dishes containing alcohol, most of it is evaporated during cooking, but the taste is still there. And, typically, I'm always against putting any cheese on fish, but we did it for this one. The mussels are great by themselves, but better still served alongside their namesake cocktail.