Though I'm not a fan of "sweet" cocktails, this was actually quite nice. Quite complex on the flavor profile. Very nicely balanced with the Luxardo being somewhat prevalent. Not overly sweet. Would recommend.

I just made my own orgeat, so looking for any excuse I added 5ml to this recipe and did a royal shake with the spent lemon in the shaker. Really delicious, love the bonus of having a reliable answer to the extra luxardo syrup.

Huge hit in our household as we love a Bakewell tart! These are delicious but I wouldn't have more than one in a night.

Wonderful. Perfect for an evening cocktail. Actually had with a piece of Bakewell Tart we made for New Year's. Everything went perfectly together.

I agree with others here. I made it with maraschino syrup at recipe proportions and it overwhelmed the drink, I felt. On second try I knocked the syrup down to 10 ml and the cognac up to 40 ml and it was delicious. I’m thinking 7.5 ml with the higher cognac might approach perfection.

Used standard simple syrup to limit the sweetness. Used juice from Stonewall Kitchen/Tillen Farms Bourbon Bada Bing Cherries. Big hit with wife and daughter. Wife says this is a great drink for a winter night. Although I just made it in July :)

I'm enjoying this as I type, served on the rocks. I made this with just 5ml of Luxardo Maraschino syrup and a generous 15 ml of lemon juice, and that was sweet enough for me. On the nose, and indeed the retronasal impression, is certainly almond and cherry, so the name is entirely appropriate. On the palate, Amaretto is to the fore, followed by Maraschino, so it is on the sweet side - but with a balanced sourness from lemon, while the cognac provides a mellow warmth.

I made this tonight, although it tasted nice, it was rather on the sweet side and am wondering if we are using a different maraschino syrup product, I thought 30ml of the syrup was a lot, especially using the rich dark syrup from the type of jars I buy, I hesitated to only use 15ml.
Maybe I will try with 15ml.