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Just OK, but fit my desire for a cocktail with bourbon and orange juice. I may try this again using apricot liquor in place of maraschino. And I think grapefruit bitters would be a good idea.

Was looking for a drink with bourbon and Campari and came upon this. While making it to Jamie's proportions came up a half ounce short squeezing a rather dry Cara Cara orange and made up the difference with Ocean Spray white grapefruit juice (what a variable beast orange juice can be). Frankly the results tasted weird. Tried a dash of Chartreuse Vegetal Elixer which added complexity but still tasted weird. Then added a dash of Hella ginger bitters and miraculously the weirdness was vanquished.

This was a little too boozy & bitter for some, so I was looking for a way to lengthen & sweeten it. So swapped out half the bourbon for limoncello & upped the orange juice. Found the result a refreshing bittersweet long drink for a summer's evening (recipe below)...

https://www.diffordsguide.com/cocktails/recipe/28758/holy-union

This "Union Club Cocktail" is superior to "Union Club". They seem like very different cocktails to have such similar names.
This one is a fruitier.
Great depth of flavour.

Interesting re comments on Campari being a tad "heavy". Given that, I tried using Amer Picon instead thinking the orange notes would complement the drink. While enjoyable, I think I will opt for the Campari next time as I think the drink would actually benefit from a little more bitterness given the sweetness of the Maraschino and OJ. All in all though, a very nice drink well suited for the summer.

Very balanced. Campari seems a little heavy for me though, and I usually like bitter drinks.

This was just ok. A pleasant drink. I enjoyed it, but not sure I would make it again.

I liked this and gave it 4 stars. Good aperitif. I did find it a bit sweet, but it could be an issue with our oranges as I am in Southern California and they tend to be very sweet. May consider making with grapefruit or a mixture of grapefruit and orange.