I tried it with vanilla Galliano and was well pretty boring. We, recently, found a bottle of licor 43 and it is a game changer for this cocktail. It is so much more complex and balance with 43 licor.
I may had an heavy hand on the absent Dash but my cocktail taste like lime juice, water and rubber for some reason. I guess I will try that cocktail again with a a more accurate way to do a dash with my absent