Wonderfull cocktail, filling and pleasantly funky rum taste at start and end with descrete cherry in the middle, love it.
I used 20 ml wray & nephew overproof rum, 20 ml hampden 8 yr and 10 ml pusser's rum gunpowder proof.
Used 1 oz Plantation OFTD + 1/2 oz Bacardi Gold since the OFTD is 69%. Decided to sub orgeat in for the simple syrup and found that it complements the cherry beautifully.
Great Rift on a daiquiri in my opinion. I see everyone using Smith and cross ... Try some Doctor Bird to level up yur funk. Great for mid to mid high ester rum. For example, Hampden Rumfire would overpower this.
Followed your advice and backed off the syrup a bit. This was outstanding. Made mine with Smith & Cross Overproof Jamaican and not having any Cherry Heering, I used Luxardo Cherry Morlacca and Averell Damson Plum Gin, half and half. Great stuff the Averell, made like traditional Sloe Gin. (Oh and no bitters needed.)
I used 20 ml wray & nephew overproof rum, 20 ml hampden 8 yr and 10 ml pusser's rum gunpowder proof.