lucino's delight

2 oz Beefeater Gin
3/4 oz Carpano Antica Sweet Vermouth (Cocchi)
1/4 oz Luxardo Maraschino
1/4 oz Amaro Lucano

Stir with ice and strain into a coupe.I recently bought a bottle of Amaro Lucano, and for a first use of it, I made Lucino's Delight from the first Death & Co. Book. The recipe was created by Phil Ward in 2007 as a gin drink akin to the Montmartre or a gin Brooklyn, and it was reminscent of Phil's Bushwick with rye that was similar to the Blue Collar or the original 1908 Brooklyn with sweet vermouth. In the glass, Lucino's Delight shared an orange and nutty cherry bouquet to the senses. Next, caramel and grape on the sip led into gin, orange, and cherry flavors on the swallow. Indeed, the elegant flavors and balance here reminded me of Chuck Taggart's Hoskins which was a pleasant surprise.