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I love it when my mint is fresh and ready for plucking for things like cooking or, more importantly, cocktails! But this cocktail wasn't quite what I expected.

Let's be up front, your mileage with this cocktail is going to hinge on the quality and flavor of your mint and the quality of your grenadine. I highly recommend better than the bottled grenadine I used.

I over-fed this drink mint leaves, but never got a lot out of that. It ended up a tasty whiskey sour with the edge trimmed way down. It was gorgeous to look at, which is rare in my personal dive bar, but just a notch above average in flavor profile. I think better grenadine would have made it exquisite. And maybe my mint is weak.

It's definitely weaker than my whiskey!

I'm going to retry with some improved ingredients. As it stands, very good, looks perfect for guests, needs something more for my palate.

Substituted cassis for grenadine because it's what I had on hand- balance is good, flavors are good. Definitely leans towards a bourbon renewal with the cassis which works for me. The mint is a surprising and welcome addition, and the elderflower pushes the needle towards herbal rather than fruity or jammy. 5/5 for me.

A bit too sweet for me. I did have to adjust because my grenadine is 1:1, but it still felt too sweet. Still delicious though.

Expected just a nice, tangy sour. But as I sip it, it gets a lot more interesting. Flavors remain distinct, but complement each other like instruments in a chamber piece. Strange way to put it, maybe, but that's what came to mind.

Quite delicious. A great Friday evening, just signed off from work end of week cocktail. I think next time I might dial back the mint a bit, maybe just 3 or 4 leaves.