This looks like a drink I will like a lot. Namewise, I think it is a lot sweeter than a Brooklyn and reminds me a lot of a cherry manhattan I made with Luxardo Sangue Morlacco and Sweet Vermouth instead of the Amer Picon, both vermouths (like a perfect Manhattan?) and Luxardo Maraschino in a Brooklyn. Great to see another interesting variation.

enjoyed this drink very much. A did reduce the Heering just a bit. I didn't add the water, but stirred a good 30 seconds.

Think I need to dial down the cherry. And prob up the spirit.

Great! Spirit forward with the emphasis on a good Bourbon but the cherry, vanilla and vermouth blending harmoniously. You can drink it straight up or on the rocks.