This is quite delicious. Probably a little more appropriate for a summer evening versus the middle of February, but either way a grand way to start the weekend. All the flavours play well together, no one ingredient overwhelms the others.

This is all dependent upon your choice of orange liqueur. My first attempt was with Bethel Rd (a distillery in Los Angeles, California) that has a nice sour orange flavor and it was absolutely wonderful (I tend to like my drinks a little on the bitter/sour side). I next tried it with Alma Finca Orange Liqueur which has more a sweet, tiki style. I much preferred the Bethel Rd. A splash of orange bitters helped the Alma Finca version.

Surprised at how tasty this is. Quite spicy to me, probably the bitters I used. I don't have Bob's Abbotts Bitters, used Bitter End Moroccan bitters (which seemed to kind of, sort of to match the flavour profile of Abbotts (based on the description)), anyway I like the spiciness of the Moroccan, though might need to up the banana or reduce the bitters. Not really getting much banana flavour. Anyway, what I ended up with is quite good.

I completely agree, a splash of maple syrup in place of the simple makes for a much more interesting drink. This was a favorite as written, even better with maple syrup.