i love the "funk" in cocktails - maraschino, cachaca, genever, arrack, rhum agricoles, are all some of my favorite spirits to work with (also why i dislike certain cachacas, like sagatiba, which lack the "funk"). one of my favorite lesser-known funky cocktails is the fancy-free cocktail (per chuck taggert): 2 oz. bourbon or rye (i prefer rye) 1/2 luxardo maraschino 3 dashes aromatic bitters (angostura work fine, but whiskey barrel aged seem to work better) 3 dashes orange bitters (i like bitter truth) Shake and strain...... i also think the basic capirinhia (2 oz. cachaca, 2 tsp sugar, 1/2 lime quartered, muddled and SHAKEN) is one of god's gifts to humanity, so i may be in the minority here.