gone hunting

1 1/4 oz Rye Whiskey (Rittenhouse)
1/2 oz Apple Brandy (Laird's Bonded)
1/4 oz Nocino (Russo)
1/4 oz Maple Syrup
2 dash Angostura Bitters

Stir with ice, strain into an old fashioned glass with ice, and garnish with an orange twist and grated cinnamon.Two Wednesdays prior, I returned to the recipe collection for Idlewild, a menu-less speakeasy in Charlotte, North Carolina, and spotted the Gone Hunting. The concept of an Old Fashioned with walnut liqueur and maple reminded me of the Bourbon-based Fall Back at Backbar but here with rye and apple brandy. Once mixed, the Gone Hunting welcomed the senses with orange, walnut, cinnamon, and maple aromas. Next, amber notes on the sip tracked down rye, apple, walnut, maple, allspice, and clove flavors on the swallow.