hell haggerty

1 oz Laphroaig 10 Year Scotch
1 oz Laird's Bonded Apple Brandy
3/4 oz Amaro Sfumato
1/4 oz Cinnamon Syrup

Stir with ice, strain into a rocks glass with a large ice cube, and garnish with an orange twist.

Two Saturdays ago, I became inspired by the Armstrong from Idlewild with the Sfumato-cinnamon syrup combination. From there, I swapped the rye-rum base for the duo of Scotch and apple brandy that paired well with Sfumato in the Leaf Fall. Perhaps it was the Montenegro-cinnamon containing Battle Annie that got me on the gang naming convention, for this one I dubbed Hell Haggerty who I learned about in Herbert Asbury's book The Barbary Coast. Haggerty was part of the Sydney Ducks gang of British criminals from Australia who made their way to San Francisco's red light zone during the Gold Rush, and he owned two notorious establishments, the Goat & Compass and the Golden Rule. The Hell Haggerty enticed the senses with orange, peat smoke, roast, and cinnamon aromas. Next, caramel and roast notes on the sip launched into smoky whisky, apple, bitter herbal, and cinnamon flavors on the swallow.