This is Drink-making 101 in action:
Something strong
+ something sweet
+ something bitter
= something palatable or better
Ingredients:
2 oz citrus vodka
1 oz Midori
½ oz Aperol
Maraschino cherries
Procedure:
Add all alcohols to a rocks glass filled with ice
Stir
Top with a splash of Maraschino juice and a few cherries