Found this far too sweet. Benefitted from 2 dashes of angostura bitters.
Lovely flavors but a bit punchy - benefitted from an additional 1/4oz of water in my opinion. Perhaps lengthier stirring would accomplish the same.
Made this with an amontillado rather than a fino and found it to be excellent - a well-balanced salty-sweet aperitivo. This strikes me as one ripe for bitters substitutions
Found this to be a bit boozy as formulated but truly enjoyed the accord between cassis and rye spice - certainly not something I would've ever thought to try.
Flavors are pleasant enough, but possesses a notable astringency that's a real turn-off for me. Probably a result of the heavy dose of angostura bitters, which in turn may be a necessary counterbalance to the cassis.
Delightful fruity and confectionery flavors, though a bit sweet for my palate. Benefited greatly from the addition of two drops of saline solution in my opinion.
Excellent, with enough complexity to balance the significant sweetness. I used a dry shake -> shake with ice, which produced good results.
Far better than it has any right to be given the odd combination of ingredients. The Jamaican rum rinse is an inspired choice. Don't care for stingers but this is a great nightcap.
I omitted the gold flakes but otherwise reproduced the ingredients faithfully. Refreshing and well-balanced, a nice riff on the penicillin.
Lovely flavors but found it to be really cloyingly sweet. I did use a particularly rich vermouth - La Quintyne Rouge. Would be interested to try this with 1/3 or 1/4 each of vermouth and chartreuse.