Delish! Very moreish (I had to have one more immediately).
Low alcohol too (less than 1 standard drink according to the above).
I had some fresh, tart Granny Smith apple juice, which kept sweetness down (alternatively add a few drops of lemon juice, I reckon).
A wonderful cocktail. 5 stars from me.

An unusual combo of flavours that I like. I'd go one notch lower on the Campari.

Lovely! As mentioned in the text, there's a lovely hint of plum in this well-balanced drink. 5 ingredients, but widely available -- easy to make.

Like this! Instead of Cocchi Americano Rosa, I made it with Dolin Rouge (as that's the most similar I had).
Upped the fino by 1/2.
Nice touch with the rose water.
Congrats on your prize.

Oops... used sweet (red) vermouth. Worked out well!

Nice! More serious in flavour than its gimmicky colour suggests.

Added a little Suze, gentian liqueur, which added not only a pleasant bitter dimension, but also changed the colour towards the turquoise/aqua spectrum, as Suze is yellow.

Italicus plays very nicely with the dry vermouth (Noilly Prat in my case).
In line with earlier suggestions, added half a tea spoon of olive brine and 10 ml or so of gin.

Tried the Monténégro version which was quite nice. The obvious pairing for me was Cynar - vegetal, intense, bittersweet. Worked much better in my opinion. Used a Meyer lemon twist, which is a cross between orange and lemon. Perro de San Juan mezcal. Delish!

Thank you for your suggestion, John!
I had the advertised Vida Del Maguey mezcal, which is quite smokey. Felt I had to go closer to a mezcal 1 to Cynar 1.5+.
Loved your suggestion at that ratio.

I added some lime, as the orange was too dominant to my taste. Next time I would try with tequila blanco, or mix reposado with some mezcal as suggested.

Even more lime juice? Maybe it's because I live in Australia where fresh juicy limes are plentiful, but I found 5/6 oz lime was a little too sour/tart.

Great suggestion. We adored this with the mezcal blend.

Agree as well. Would go as far as a split of 1 oz Reposado to 0.5 oz Mezcal.
Maybe call it a Smoking Italian Margarita ?

Excellent. Be generous with the gin, it easily gets lost amongst so many assertive ingredients.

Delicious, great balance of flavours. Quality artisan honey helps, as does the hint of salt from a top notch Fino (or Manzanilla). Will taste even better in the heat of summer.

Agree, it drinks very well -- and would be best in summer.
I find that cocktails with Fino/Manzanilla (especially Manzanilla) have a unique sea-breezy freshness not found elsewhere. And when mixed they lose the yeasty minerality that some dislike in Manzanilla by its own.

So in the end you substituted 3 out of 7 ingredients? Might as well call it a different cocktail

Haha, Albert! Yes you could say it's a riff and a half! But the result is in the same, uhm... spirit.

Easy to make and easy to drink. Simple, rich and delicious. I went with Glenfiddich and carpano but the variations are, of course, endless. A timeless classic.

Indeed easy to make and easy to drink. You can taste the three components -- when you know them. But more importantly, the end result has complexity and you discover more as you sip it.

I love how the layers of smoke, sour citrus and sweetness roll over your tongue like waves in the surf.
Easy to make. Huge return. 5+

Brilliant! The Martini for those who don't like Martinis.

Excellent. Used Averna and Luxardo Maraschino.
After tasting, topped up with an extra 10 ml of the Bas Armagnac I used, as Averna turned out to be quite an assertive component at the specified amount.

Very good. Not quite as good as the similar Bonaparte's Manhattan, which has 4 rather than 6 ingredients.

Made as specified. Complex and delish!