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Made this a few times over the years and wasn't sufficiently pleased... tonight I tried 4:2:1 with Elijah Craig straight rye; turned out the best expression. (11 Nov 2023, 4:30a)

have prev had served to me with half/half punt e mes and Carpano Antica, and 4 drops angostura and 2 drops orange bitters, all of which worked well. Gospel rye and 10ml Luxardo.

Rich and fulsome, with a surprising complexity. And then I read Pascal's comment below and added a Laphroaig 10 topper. Absolutely divine.

Nice, sturdy cocktail. Very warm, with gentle fruitiness from the Luxardo. I added a couple of dashes of cherry bitters. Delightful.

What a wonderful burst of flavours from a cocktail with so few ingredients. Very rye forward, but softened by the other flavours. Perfect for an aperitif. Served with olives and fresh cherries. Perfect.

I kind-of made this. Lacking punt e mes and not wanting to buy another perishable bottle until I've done with what I got, I added a teeny bit of campari. 40 ml okay bourbon (kirkland 7), 10 ml M&R rosso, 10 ml Lazzaroni maraschino liqueur, 2.5ml campari, 2.5ml luxardo syrup, luxardo cherry sitting in the bottom.

If anyone's wondering about my scaled-down drink size: I'm drinking this from a tiny 3 oz martini glass. I love these, but I do have to scale some drinks down.

Had this at a bar, they added a little Laphroaig 10 and called it 'Meat Hook'. Simply Amazing!

I love this! I also quite like a 4:2:1 variant – 60ml rye, 30ml Punt e Mes, 15ml maraschino – which I think has a different and interesting balance.