Agree that a bit of smoke really adds to this. Made one to spec (Tamnavulin) and another with 50:50 Arbrachan (a mid-smokey blend) which IMHO was a real step up in complexity

Interplay between pineapple and banana is fabulous. Maybe I've drunk too much whisky in my time but this, for me, wasn't overly strong at all

I found it a touch sweet which also masked the Campari a tad. Dropping the syrup to 12.5ml gave the Campari more space without it dominating....which I know it easily can before your palate acclimatises

Impossibly sweet. Tried getting some kind of balance back using 60ml bourbon but still way too sweet. An extra 20ml of Sazerac rye brought some kind of relief but by then it had become very very boozy. There was very little subtlety by this point though

Also works very well with Lillet rouge...maybe slightly drier but only marginally. Also tried it with orange bitters, aiming to pick up the distinct orange flavours from the non-wine ingredients. A nice enough drink resulted but with a rather less subtle, sweeter orange hit up front. What a brilliant original recipe!

I followed the recipe closely except for using a fine Calvados in place of Avallen. Found it very herby and lacking centre. 5ml maple syrup brought the vermouths together with the Calvados very nicely. Maybe I have a slightly sweet tooth!

I agree that this is a fabulous way to showcase Byrrh. With pomegranate syrup (and 2.5ml sugar syrup) rather than grenadine it was an even more complex flavour. And just seemed right!

With Fair cacao (brown) I found this dry (that's ok, I love Nola and didn't want to reach for Tia Maria) but lacking middle. Substituting Liquor43 for the cacao gave sweetness and more complexity.
Wish I could find Dutch white cacao in the UK.....

I like to drink with the seasons. In an early Spring cold snap, this was dry and complex and filled an aperitif 'need' without the common tools of citrus or (red) bitterness.

I went a little heavy on the lime (not 20 but well over 15) and found it well balanced. Also went heavy on the raspberries by accident as I was using frozen and they were broken up. It went into my favourites.

Nice and boozy. I made it with Benchmark No. 8 and found a few drops of orange bitters rounded it out

I kept the Saliza but used Grants and Abrachan (Lidl own brand - don't judge....it's become my mid-week smoky go-to)
This 1:1:1 keeps the smoke interest but is rather more dry