If you want to sweeten this up a bit for yourself or someone else, a barspoon (5 ml or 1/6 oz) or two of Luxardo maraschino cherry juice from the jar, not surprisingly, works well.
Really exceptional does not describe it. Lovely balance. Try Regal Stir with orange zest peel and then garnish with lemon zest and Maraschino Cherry, as in the original. Fabulous.
What I love about this drink is that you can swap out the cherry brandy with pretty much any liqueur and it works! Minor adjustments needed here and there but it's a really great template.
Outstanding. Everything works perfectly together here. Nice herbal flavours from the gin and vermouth with a nice hint of cherry. Much drier than I was anticipating. On my favourites.