“I may be in the minority, but I love maraschino liqueur. The Hemingway Daiquiri and its tequila-based cousin, the Dovetail, are two of my favorites—both built on that same sweet-tart-funky cherry logic. The Cherry Bomb Gimlet is my gin-based riff on that idea: a sour with a little more to say. The trick I keep coming back to is layering ingredients that share a base but present differently. Maraschino liqueur and Kirschwasser both speak cherry, but in entirely different dialects—one sweet and perfumed, the other dry and spirit-forward. Together, they build a cherry that's fully dimensional rather than flat. Tanqueray's bold juniper backbone holds the whole thing up, and a split of lime and grapefruit keeps the citrus bright without going one-note.” —TB