I followed the recipe exactly with exception of substituting the Remy Martin for a Cardenal Mendoza Solera Gran Reserva. Unbelievably good, the brandy starts at the beginning then the other ingredients fill in the middle then the raisined brandy finishes off at the end. Fabulous but expensive. Not to be used very often. Anyone suggest any other decent brandies to try with this cocktail?

I found it too sweet. Generally, it could be a nice drink. Maybe I’ll add some supasawa next time to keep the appearance and still give it more balance.

Quite good!

Great for an aperitif. Thought it may be a bit too sweet for our taste, so we added a dash of orange bitters. The sweetness will be impacted by the dryness of the vermouth.

After a recent gift of a bottle of Portuguese Espinheira Ginja cherry liqueur, I looked for drinks to make. While I don’t know how this cocktail would taste with the original Heering, because I have none, this is a wonderful drink! Layered and interesting. In future, I may get a bottle of Heering, or the De Kuyper or Cherry Marnier you highly recommend, or maybe the new local Northern California favorite, Patique, and see the impact. Regardless, we like the Landing Gear!

a little sweet, but great for a dessert drink