A definitely different riff on the Last Word. All the botanical comes from the chartreuse alone with rum replacing the gin, but that's not a bad thing. It lets the chartreuse shine on its own. The sweetened lemon is a little milder than the lime and maraschino and sits nicely with the rest of the drink.

A notch below the Last Word, but for me that just means I'm giving it 5 vs 5+ stars!

If I don't have Brancamenta, but do have Fernet, can I just up the creme de menthe a touch and still get close? Though still wouldn't have the peppermint bitters... :(

I might try the 5:1 ratio, but I love olives so much, even the cheap ones, that I can't go without them for my martinis.

But to each their own!

I think I like this more than a sweet vermouth based drink. And yes, adding a little of the cherry syrup from the luxardo cherries helped I believe!