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To me is too sweet, but a Kazakistan girl said it reminds her of the evening sun in the Kajaki steppes. Which, she confessed once pressed from me for more universally-comprehensive terms, is a 4 out of 5.
Something almost salty came through in our first. Added 1/4oz Cointreau to the next, took it from about a 5/10 to 7/10 for me. If I try again I'll dial back the added Cointreau a smidge.
We liked the play between the rum and gin, and thought the ratio worked well.
Switched El Dorado 3 yr Demarara Rum for Bacardi. Homemade grenadine, simple syrup, lime super-juice and also added bar spoon of syrup from Luxardo cherries jar as mentioned. It actually was not as sweet as I thought it was going to be. Balanced nicely.
Outstanding. Great cocktail. Not being a fan of Bacardi, we used a rhum agricole, Clement Canne Bleu, as we felt the acricole would blend better with the flavours of the gin. We also followed the advice of one comment and put a spoon of the Maraschino cherry juice in place of the sugar syrup, as we like our drinks a bit sour. It was great.
I make my own grenadine which isn't quite as sweet as store bought and has some actual Pomegranate flavor. This meant that it didn't quite have the color and sweetness that you would expect. Think next time I'll just do a half ounce of grenadine and no simple.