Bill and Audrey Kopp

We used Luxardo Fernet, and found it VERY Fernet-forward. Fernet on the nose before sipping, first sip shows the bianco and Galliano, and then it's Fernet again for the long, long finish. Great if you love Fernet, good if you like Fernet.

With a good mezcal there's a really long finish and it's a very complex drink. Highly recommended.

Decided to make it my first time taking into consideration previous comments. So: 1:1:1 of Navy strength gin (Chemist, from here in Asheville NC USA), Punt e Mes, Cynar. First sip: smooth, with subtle (compared to Negroni) bitterness...and then delayed-reaction POW!! from the Cynar. Nice, and fascinating the way the Cynar hits in timed-release fashion.

Made as per recipe. I found it surprisingly uninspiring and ordinary.

We didn't have Bob's Bitters so we used Angostura instead. Didn't work. May try again.

Very tasty. Could be a nice introduction for amaro novitiates. We used blended Scotch because it was handy (and because -- for first try of this recipe -- we didn't want to "waste" single malt on a drink we might not like).

Didn't have sugar cubes so we used packed brown sugar. We didn't have Carpano, so we used Punt E Mes. Absolutely outstanding.

Very nice drink. We used Faccia Brutto in place of the green chartreuse, and were satisfied with the results. Tasty and complex. It's nice to find a rum cocktail that does not call for sugar syrup.

We did not have cardamom bitters, and used a couple of dashes of orange and fig bitters instead. Light and complex, but ultimately unremarkable.

We liked the look of this one but (a) wanted a full-size drink and (b) wanted something a bit less sweet. So we kept the ingredients and changed the proportions. We used a 2:1:1 ratio of grappa/Italicus/bianco. The result was sensational, and as modified goes into our ‘must make for guests’ category.

Increased the whisky by 15 ml as suggested in an earlier comment. The ingredients blend very well together.

Quite nice. The equal use of three aromatic/spice-forward ingredients truly works. Bravo!