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This is very, very Maraschino forward, which surprised me as I use Lazzaroni Maraschino and that tends to be a more subtle Maraschino liqueur. The brandy seemed drowned out amidst the gin and Maraschino, but that could be because I used an E & J VSOP (though I do enjoy it as a budget brandy!). I may try without the sugar syrup next time to see if that increases my enjoyment at all.

Intriguing. The Maraschino and Lime almost clash but get away with it. I used Burnt Faith English Brandy which is pretty robust (in a good way) and it ended up being a complex drink without either bitters or an amaro in sight!

The flavors work surprisingly well together. The Maraschino is quite forward but the gin and cognac does a good job at reigning it in. I think it would work even better if you had a full flavoured gin and cognac just to make them even more noticeable. I don't think the added sugar is required though, or maybe reduce it to a couple of dashes.

This is quite delicious. Probably a little more appropriate for a summer evening versus the middle of February, but either way a grand way to start the weekend. All the flavours play well together, no one ingredient overwhelms the others.