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I used blackstrap rum which was a bit overpowering for the other ingredients. You could tell the other two were there, but a regular dark rum would likely work even better. Gives off rum and cola vibes but with more depth.

I like this. The maraschino leads the flavor, working with the Averna, with a boozy background provided by the rum. I think trying different amaro would be interesting, and would perhaps reduce the maraschino to 1 t/5 ml from the current 1/2 T/7.5 ml, to see if that brings the amaro to the front of the flavor a bit more. I used Goslings - I think Plantation Original Dark would likely be better as well.

Very tasty with Gosling's and the right amount of maraschino. Used Ramazotti for the Amaro since it was on hand and surprisingly it's a little lost. Want to try again with some other subs (think Abano might be a good choice).

good with goslings, but myers seriously overpowers... speculate like 33% **less** myers, 20% more goslings would be my personal ideal?

I found this to be quite tasty made with Myers's Single Barrel Select. Not a bad mixer.

As a huge fan of rum, loved this. Used Hamilton Pot Stilled Black Jamaican at 90+proof. Cocktail starts off with a hit of Jamaican rum funk followed by the spices of the Amaro and angostura. Ends with hints of pepper and cherries. Found the cocktail alive with a burst of flavours and hints of Caribbean mystic. Does benefit from a very long stir. Allow to breathe as the initial sharp flavours do mellow as it breathes.

As the commenter below says, this is an intense, dark and brooding cocktail, but I did enjoy it. The second time I made it, I used Peychaud's instead of Angostura, and it added nice, subtle zing to the mix.

Intense, dark and brooding flavours with the Maraschino coming and going. For my palate it didn’t work.