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I think this is an interesting and complex cocktail! The Maraschino, Absinthe and orange flavors all combine together to make a, dare I say, candy-like background note. Not off-putting, but sweet and fruity, but still in the background while the super-wet martini takes front stage. This is a cocktail that needs to rest in the glass before drinking to allow the flavors to come together, but it's indeed an interesting variation on the vermouth-forward martini.
As a perusal of ingredients would lead you believe -- dry vermouth forward. Not a preference for my palate. Wife is more of a fan but she only said, "Interesting." Which is usually a codeword for "I will drink it, but do not need another."
When this mellows a bit, it goes down very easy.