That will not work.

This is a total sugar bomb. WAY too sweet and very unbalanced. What's going on here, Diffords?

Apple juice and dry vermouth is one of the vilest combinations anyone could possibly come up with. Adding gin to the mix only makes it worse (somehow!)

This may be a success for fans of smokey Scotch, but for others, this needs a LOT more masking. I found it worked okay with equal parts Maraschino and Scotch and with some lemon juice to balance the sweetness. The absinthe is certainly a welcome addition.