the get down

1 1/2 oz Rhum Barbancourt 8 Year
1/2 oz Old Monk Rum
1/4 oz Luxardo Maraschino
1/4 oz Demerara Syrup

Stir with ice, strain into an old fashioned glass rinsed with absinthe (St. George), add a large ice cube, and garnish with an orange twist.Two Mondays ago, I returned to the online recipe flashcards for Ward 8 in Boston that I had not utilized since the Bear Skin Rug in late February. There, I decided on the Get Down circa 2017 that read like a two rum Improved Cocktail with the Maraschino and absinthe accents, and I was excited to have a chance to dust off my bottle of Old Monk Rum which once was a staple in the Boston cocktail community. In the glass, the Get Down revealed an orange, anise, chocolate, and nutty cherry aroma. Next, caramel and cherry notes on the sip progressed into dark rum, nutty cherry, and anise flavors on the swallow.