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In my own opinion, reduce rich syrup and put more creme de cassis.
Much more balanced.

A solid cocktail that’s worthy of 4 stars, however I feel like the Three Poems is missing something to help elevate this, although the same could be said for the Three Hundred Poems, although I have yet to make that, since I don’t have any blackcurrant jam on hand, which maybe adding 1-2 Dashes of orange bitters or even adding about 5mL to 7.5mL of Grand Marnier might work quite nicely

Yup, that's a blackcurrant cognac sour. Yup, that's about all I can say about it. It's great, but...

Just saw this for the first time when I was drawn back to 300 Poems by Edgar Allan Poe's birthday. Good name for a collaborative effort. I made it to Simon's proportions this time: the quarter ounce of sugar syrup and the half ounce of cassis are just enough to sweeten and establish the dominant fruit in this cognac sour without turning it into a dessert drink. I garnished with a big lemon zest this time and think it works better than orange, which doesn't otherwise appear in this drink.