cafe lunaire

2 oz Pierre Ferrand 1840 Cognac (Courvoisier VS)
3/8 oz Galliano Ristretto (Mr. Black)
3/8 oz Cinnamon Syrup
1/4 oz Ancho Reyes Chile Liqueur
2 dash Angostura Bitters
1 dash Fee's Whiskey Barrel Aged Bitters

Stir with ice, strain into an old fashioned glass with ice, and garnish with a lemon twist.Two Thursdays prior, I returned to the Hawthorne bar bible and decided upon the Cafe Lunaire by Colleen Edwards circa 2018. It was subtitled "the freaks come out at night" which could perhaps be a 1984-era Whodini reference. With coffee, cinnamon, and chili flavors, I was intrigued, but I was surprised that this was not an agave-based drink but a Cognac one. In the glass, the Cafe Lunaire brought a lemon, cinnamon, and coffee bouquet to the nose. Next, a roast-driven sip progressed into Cognac, coffee, chili pepper, and cinnamon flavors on the swallow.