Andre Derailleur

Instead of bitters I go for an Italian bitter liqueur: Campari or Select in place of the amaro. It’s my favourite manhattan variation.

I was going to make a Habitant tonight, but then I saw your comment about using maraschino juice for the man o war, so I had to try it. Then I went and put morello cherry juice in by accident. Still a great taste, but I will stick to lemon juice with bourbon.

Yes after a few goes I find I prefer 2:1 sake:gin and a little more maraschino. More maraschino makes it more sakura-ish anyway.

An excellent sour but rich syrup makes it a little bit on the sweet side. Yuzu or Meyer lemon go really well with sake though. Lovely.