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Grand Stand
No one ingredient is grandstanding in this classic brandy and gin-based, maraschino-influenced sour
Joseph Nelson
19th May at 22:10
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.