1872

3/4 oz Smoky Scotch (Cutty Sark Prohibition)
3/4 oz Barbados Rum or other aged Caribbean (R.L. Seale 10 Year)
1 oz Punt e Mes
1/2 oz Zucca or Sfumato (Sfumato)
1 dash Chocolate Molé Bitters (Bittermens)

Stir with ice, strain into a cocktail coupe, and garnish with a flamed orange twist.

When thinking of combinations to tinker with, my mind drifted over to Punt e Mes and Sfumato Rabarbaro which was one that I had with Zucca Rabarbaro in the Search for the Cure and the Sad Waltz of Pietro Crespi. With the Punt e Mes and herbal liqueur, I wondered if it could work in a 1919-inspired cocktail. With that structure, I kept the rum although changed it to one less caramel-driven than Old Monk, but I switched the whisk(e)y from rye to Scotch in remembering how well smoky whisky worked with a rabarbaro in the Caustic Negroni. For a name, I dubbed this one the 1872 after the Great Boston Fire similar to how the 1919 was named after the Great Molasses Flood.
The 1872 ignited the olfactory senses with orange and smoky herbal aromas. Next, grape, malt, and roast notes crackled on the sip, and the swallow burst out with rum, smoke, and bitter herbal flavors with a chocolaty finish.