I know that mixing with the really good stuff is blasphemy, but just discovered a good cocktail recipie for any who enjoy one from time to time:
cocktail is called a Gondolier (the bottle of Luxardo maraschino liquer that the recipe came with had it in italian, but I'm assuming that's the translation); it's simply 2 part scotch and one part maraschino liqueur (not the juice from a jar of dyed and artificially flavored cherries, the real stuff from Italy). I used Macallan 12 (my laphroig 10 seemed like it'd probably be too smoky, and everything else is too high-end to imagine mixing with) and stirred it in the glass with a single ice cube.
Not sure how many bars could make it properly since the maraschino is semi-uncommon, but it's definitely tasty when you're looking for an occasional change of pace from enjoying it straight.
