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Bought a bottle of Nonino purely to make this and very glad I did. A definite improvement on the Averna I had previously been using. Think this will become a real favourite.
Used montenegro because, as everyone says, it's basically the same as nonino (if not better). Delicious. Bittersweet fruit, some spice from the bourbon, grapefruit notes but there is a little *something* there that makes this absolutely divine. It's not quite a refresher or tutti frutti chew but it's close.
Agree that Nonino makes this cocktail, but I didn't try it with rye because the amaro & aperitivo add enough complexity as it is. My wife liked it as written but I had a slight preference for a version made by replacing the Aperol with Martini & Rossi Fiero, a slightly more complex aperitivo than Aperol. Campari or a vermouth di Torino would definitely overpower the Nonino.