Light rum, aromatic wine served 'up' with the marzipan and almond notes of apricot liqueur. I've used dry vermouth in place of the Kina Lillet in the 1930...
Bacardi Carta Blanca may not be the best rum for this, but it's a solid control; R&W's Orchard Apricot, the common thread... Lillet Blanc is trash in this (80's quality). Noilly Prat takes it in another direction (aftertaste is okay). Cocchi Americano is a spot-on superstar. Now that's a great drink.
What a great cocktail for a warm day aperitif. Found it to be very well balanced and not too sweet. Tried this for its name as my grandmother's family was from Culross, Scotland. Will be back for the cocktail.
Wow! That is good. Much sweeter than I thought it would be, with the dry Vermouth, but it might be that our lemon tree is a sweet variety. Probably contributing to the sweetness. Even mom likes this cocktail! It goes down easy!