Happy New Year! In light of celebrating, I view the perfect cocktail as art, especially one with pure ingredients, made “from scratch,” as we’d say in baking. Not many people, however, go to such extremes to make their own mixers like tonic water, but Todd Thrasher of Restaurant Eve and PX speakeasy (down the street from me), makes sure to take these measures. My husband’s and my favorite cocktail is called The Last Word. It has all the ingredients that I would dislike drinking on their own; however, paired in the right way, they make a perfect combination. 1 jigger gin 1 jigger chartreuse 1 jigger maraschino liquor (cherry flavored…